Venezuela: New beginnings or more of the same?
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is claiming victory in the election for a new constitutional super-body, that he says will help rescue Venezuela from political and economic disaster. Opponents both at home and abroad describe the vote as a naked power grab that will only escalate the paralysing conflicts. Election organisers say more than eight million voters turned out - more than double the estimates of government critics. With further protests and sanctions threatened, are there more dark dark days ahead for a country already torn apart by political and economic strife? Presenter:Martine Dennis Guests: Teresa Albanes - Opposition coalition member. Francisco Dominguez - Head of Latin American Studies, Middlesex University. Jennifer McCoy - Professor of Political Science at Georgia State University and author of 'The Unraveling of Representative Democracy in Venezuela'. - Subscribe to our channel: http://ift.tt/291RaQr - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: http://ift.tt/1iHo6G4 - Check our website: http://ift.tt/snsTgS
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is claiming victory in the election for a new constitutional super-body, that he says will help rescue Venezuela from political and economic disaster. Opponents both at home and abroad describe the vote as a naked power grab that will only escalate the paralysing conflicts. Election organisers say more than eight million voters turned out - more than double the estimates of government critics. With further protests and sanctions threatened, are there more dark dark days ahead for a country already torn apart by political and economic strife? Presenter:Martine Dennis Guests: Teresa Albanes - Opposition coalition member. Francisco Dominguez - Head of Latin American Studies, Middlesex University. Jennifer McCoy - Professor of Political Science at Georgia State University and author of 'The Unraveling of Representative Democracy in Venezuela'. - Subscribe to our channel: http://ift.tt/291RaQr - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: http://ift.tt/1iHo6G4 - Check our website: http://ift.tt/snsTgS
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