Author: REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press, ABC News
Published on: 25/05/2025 | 05:11:12
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Venezuelan voters summoned to choose lawmakers, governors and other elected officials. The election will be the first to allow broad voter participation since last year’s presidential contest. Participation legitimizes Maduro’s claim to power and his government’s repressive apparatus. Villalobos was elections division chief for opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has described their departure as an international rescue operation. The ruling party-loyal National Electoral Council will oversee Sunday’s election for state legislators, 285 members of the unicameral National Assembly and all 24 governors.
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