Venezuela Can Give US ‘Free and Fair Elections’ Lessons!
NOVANEWS
By: Earl Bousquet
Voters line up to cast their ballot in Venezuela's dry run vote ahead of the National Constituent Assembly, July, 16, 2017. | Photo: EFE
When it comes to holding free and fair elections, Venezuela has shown, with 22 under its belt since 1998, that it is Caracas that can give Washington a lesson or two.
U.S. President Donald Trump has been using the Venezuela crisis to try to preach lessons to and make threats against the nation about its adherence to democracy. Trump and Washington have absolutely rejected the National Constituent Assembly elected by eight million Venezuelans as “a sham,” taking the country towards “dictatorship” and announced new sets of measures to not only outlaw the ANC but also to punish anyone or any country doing ...