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US Recognizes Venezuela's Opposition Leader as President-Elect

US Recognizes VenezuelanVenezuela's Opposition Leader as President-Elect After Contested Election

Above: Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia poses for a photograph in a street of Madrid on November 20, 2024. Image copyright: Oscar Del Pozo/AFP via Getty Images

The Spin

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Metaculus Prediction

There is a 57% chance that if Nicolás Maduro is inaugurated for a new term in Jan. 2025 ,there will be a Venezuelan civil war before 2050, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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