Elections in Venezuela mark crossroads for revolution
NOVANEWS
By Eugene Puryear
Venezuelans celebrate Maduro's election victory. Photo: TeleSur
As widely predicted, President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela won reelection handily on May 20th, winning 67.76 percent, 6,157,185 votes of those who turned out, securing a second six-year presidential term. Henri Falcón, the main opposition candidate, received 1,909,172 votes or 21.01 percent.
The election comes after significant victories of progressive forces in both the National Constituent Assembly and regional elections in 2017, and solidifies government power of the socialist-oriented Bolivarian revolutionary process begun in 1998 under the leadership of then-President Hugo Chávez.
Within 24 hours of the results, the Trump administration slapped new sanctions on Venezuela, this time target...