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Raised ‘Chavista’ in Poor Venezuela, Lawmaker-elect Jolts Opposition Image

She grew up in a poor and dangerous part of Caracas, was raised by a family fiercely loyal to late socialist leader Hugo Chavez  and attended so many rallies that she can still sing along to tunes glorifying him. Marialbert Barrios, 25, isn't your typical opposition politician. Yet in this month's legislative elections, Barrios was one of 112 opposition lawmakers elected to Venezuela's National Assembly as voters punished the OPEC country's left-wing government for...


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