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Venezuela: What Lies Ahead after Election Clinches Maduro’s Clean Sweep
Following legislative elections, President Nicolás Maduro controls all of Venezuela’s major political institutions.
Meanwhile, the country’s crisis deepens apace.
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An exit remains possible if the government and opposition adjust their zero-sum thinking to admit the need for compromise.
The new U.S. administration can help.
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After years of political turmoil, elections for Venezuela’s National Assembly ended in a predictable victory for President Nicolás Maduro.
Mainstream opposition parties boycotted the poll and, alongside the U.S. and Latin American and European countries, accuse the…