Venezuela Excludes Opposition from Presidential Snap Election

Venezuela’s top court has excluded the opposition coalition from the upcoming presidential election, a move that virtually ensures that unpopular leftist president Nicolas Maduro will win another term. Registration of parties and candidates to run in the election was slated to happen this weekend. The Supreme Court, however, told the national election council late Thursday to delay registration for six months. The court did not give a reason for its ruling. The presidential...

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