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On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at 7:47 AM, VC <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > [image: ABC News.png] > > > > > > *Opposition Wins Supermajority in Venezuela National Assembly* > > > > > > *Joshua Goodman, Associated Press (USA), in Caracas, Venezuela, 8 December > 2015* > > > > Venezuela's opposition won a key two-thirds majority in the National > Assembly in legislative voting, according to final results released > Tuesday, dramatically strengthening its hand in any bid to wrest power from > President Nicolas Maduro after 17 years of socialist rule. > > > > *Two Thirds Majority* > > > > More than 48 hours after polls closed, the National Electoral Council > published the final tally on its website, confirming that the last two > undecided races broke the opposition coalition's way, giving them 112 out > of 167 seats in the National Assembly that's sworn in next month. The > ruling socialist party and its allies got 55 seats. > > > > [image: Majorities in Venezuela.jpg] > > *Graphic by Telesur > <http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Venezuela-Opposition-Says-First-Step-Will-Be-to-Oust-Maduro-20151207-0012.html>* > > > > The publication ends two days of suspense in which Maduro's opponents > claimed a much-larger margin of victory than initially announced by > electoral authorities, who were slow to tabulate and release results that > gave a full picture of the magnitude of the Democratic Unity opposition > alliance's landslide. > > > > The outcome, better than any of the opposition's most-optimistic > forecasts, gives the coalition an unprecedented strength in trying to rein > in Maduro as well as the votes needed to sack Supreme Court justices and > even remove Maduro from office by convoking an assembly to rewrite Hugo > Chavez's 1999 constitution. > > > > Although divided government should foster negotiations, Maduro in his > first remarks following the results showed little sign of moderating the > radical course that voters rejected. > > > > *Defeat* > > > > Even while recognizing defeat, the former bus driver and union organizer > blamed the "circumstantial" loss on a right-wing "counterrevolution" trying > to sabotage Venezuela's oil-dependent economy and destabilize the > government. > > > > On Tuesday, Maduro visited Chavez's mausoleum in the 23 of January > hillside slum where the government suffered a shock loss in Sunday's vote. > Accompanied by members of his top military command, he accused his > opponents of sowing discrimination and class hatred, cautioning workers who > voted for the opposition that they would regret their decision to abandon > support for the government. > > > > "The bad guys won, like the bad guys always do, through lies and fraud," > said Maduro. "Workers of the fatherland know that you have a president, a > son of Chavez, who will protect you." > > > > *No Compromises* > > > > Hardliners in the notoriously fractious opposition seem similarly > inflexible, preferring to talk about ending Maduro's rule before his term > ends in 2019 rather than resolving Venezuela's triple-digit inflation, > plunging currency and the widespread shortages expected to worsen in > January as businesses close for the summer vacation. > > > > Moderates however are calling for dialogue to give Maduro a chance to roll > back policies they blame for the unprecedented economic crisis. But with > most Venezuelans bracing for more hardship as oil prices, the lifeblood of > the economy, hover near a seven-year low, even they recognize the window > for change is small and closing fast. > > > > "If Maduro doesn't change we'll have to change the government," Gov. > Henrique Capriles, who lost to Maduro in 2013 presidential elections, told > The Associated Press. "But the opposition's response to the economic crisis > right now can't be more politics." > > > > > > *From: > http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/venezuela-opposition-wins-supermajority-national-assembly-35657422 > <http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/venezuela-opposition-wins-supermajority-national-assembly-35657422>* > > > > > > *See also**: * > > *Venezuela's Poor Rejected Socialists Now Fear Economic Pain > <http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/venezuelas-poor-rejected-socialists-now-fear-economic-pain-35652663>* > > > > *What Happens if Venezuela Cuts Off Castro’s Oil? > <http://spectator.org/articles/64892/what-happens-if-venezuela-cuts-castro%E2%80%99s-oil>* > > > > *What to Expect from a Counterrevolutionary National Assembly in Venezuela > <http://www.telesurtv.net/english/analysis/What-to-Expect-from-a-Counter-Revolution-in-Venezuela-20151207-0019.html>* > > > > *Venezuelan Opposition Says First Step Will Be to Oust Maduro > <http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Venezuela-Opposition-Says-First-Step-Will-Be-to-Oust-Maduro-20151207-0012.html>* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 12693 (20151209) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > -- > -- > You are subscribed. 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