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Caribbean-Latin America

Venezuelans vote in local polls that test Chavez legacy

2013-12-09

[Pak Daily Times] Venezuelans vote in municipal elections on Sunday that are the biggest political test yet for President Nicolas Maduro as he tries to halt an economic slide and preserve the radical socialist legacy of his late mentor Hugo Chavez.

The outcome of the ballots to choose 337 mayors and 2,523 councillors will be seen as a sign of Maduro's strength, nine months after Chavez died from cancer and he narrowly beat opposition leader Henrique Capriles to win the presidency. The opposition portrays Maduro as a buffoonish autocrat with none of his predecessor's political savvy, and says his economic policies have been a disaster for the OPEC nation.

Maduro, a burly 51-year-old former bus driver, says his "treasonous" rivals are colluding with U.S. financiers to try to drive him from power, but that "Chavismo" is stronger than ever.

Posted by:Fred

#5 - exempli gratia Cincinnati

Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-12-09 13:50

#4 "It's not the people who vote that count. It's the people who count the votes." (Joseph Stalin)

Posted by: NoMoreBS 2013-12-09 13:20

#3 Democracy (or the appearance thereof) is the preferred path to dictatorship these days. I trust the outcome not even a little bit.

Posted by: Iblis 2013-12-09 13:15

#2 ...Honestly not sure why even a single newspaper reports on this anymore. If they absolutely have to, the headline should read, "Chavezistas To Steal Yet Another Election; Venezuelans To Test New Depths Of Stupidity".

Mike

Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2013-12-09 05:55

#1 Jeez, this is like swinging a dead cat...no booby wins except the cat.

Posted by: Au Auric 2013-12-09 01:10

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