Venezuela’s regime will win the legislative election, by a lot
A rigged vote will end the opposition’s control of the last democratically elected institution
“WE ARE going to rescue the National Assembly,” sing Chucho y Omar Acedo, a pop duo hired by the Venezuelan regime to drum up enthusiasm for the forthcoming parliamentary election. Their catchy ode to the government, broadcast repeatedly on state media, makes it seem simple. “A future with greatness is arriving ...Happiness and hope are returning,” the band chants, to a Latin beat.
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “They’re going to win, by a lot”
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