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US Says Venezuela's Opposition Candidate Won Presidential Election

Above: Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez wave a Venezuelan Flag during a protest against the result of the presidential election on July 30, 2024 in Caracas, Venezuela. Image copyright: *** GETTY *** Alfredo Lasry R/Getty Images

The Spin

This mockery of an election has shown that all efforts to ensure a peaceful democratic transition for Venezuela were in vain because Maduro never really intended to carry out free and fair elections — let alone to leave power. The US has already recognized González is the rightful winner, so now the rest of world's democracies must follow suit.

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Metaculus Prediction

There's a 56% chance that the US will sanction Venezuelan oil again by 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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