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November 22, 2021

Venezuelan Regional Elections Hand Victory to Party of President Nicolás Maduro
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Venezuelans took to the polls Sunday for regional elections, where
President Nicolás Maduro's political party and its allies won by a
landslide. The elections had a turnout of around 42 percent. Opposition
parties participated for the first time in four years - after boycotting
the elections since 2018. The process Sunday was observed by dozens of
international monitors, mostly from the European Union, fulfilling a
demand from the opposition. It marked the first time EU monitors
traveled to Venezuela in 15 years. This comes as Venezuela continues to
face a brutal economic crisis exacerbated by U.S. sanctions, and as
supporters of Maduro urge international forces to stop intervening in
the country.


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