Maduro warns of US plot to overthrow Venezuela's government
Voters wait to cast theirs ballots as others look at lists for their voting tables during local elections in Caracas, Venezuela, yesterday
VENEZUELAN President Nicolas Maduro warned of a US plot to overthrow the country’s progressive government after his party swept to a decisive victory in yesterday’s municipal elections.
The United Socialist Party of Venezuela won 142 of the 156 declared municipalities in what was Venezuela’s fifth election in just 18 months, said National Electoral Council chair Tibisay Lucena after early results came in.
Critics pointed to a low turnout, with an abstention rate of just over 70 per cent of the 20.7 million eligible voters.
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