Venezuela’s Maduro, Clinging to Power, Uses Hunger as an Election Weapon

“State benefits have been important to turning out voters, according to a study of 142 voting centers during the December municipal elections by Torino Capital, a New York-based investment bank which closely follows Venezuela. The study showed Mr. Maduro’s party received over 700,000 more votes in that election than in the 2015 congressional election, which the opposition won handily when the economy was more stable. The opposition’s support fell by almost 5 million votes.”

The Wall Street Journal, March 22, 2018 – EEUU