Venezuela Opposition Won Majority of National Assembly Seats

  • Opposition wins 107 of 167 seats, while socialists get 55
  • Margin gives broad powers to challenge Maduro's policies

Venezuela's Opposition Wins 107 of 167 Seats

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Venezuela’s opposition alliance won a majority in congress for the first time in 16 years in elections Sunday as an unprecedented recession and a collapse in the bolivar turned voters against the populist policies of President Nicolas Maduro.

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