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VENEZUELA: Pardons will deepen splits over abstention
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES254941
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Opposition groups are disputing whether to participate in December’s National Assembly elections. The schism between abstentionist organisations and parties that want to take part…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256335
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With three in four Cubans still casting a ballot, however, opposition calls for a boycott had limited effect. In Cuba’s one-party system, abstention is widely considered the only…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278044
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His parliamentary approval only succeeded thanks to abstentions by the Socialist Party (PSOE). He will now form a minority government with the weakest parliamentary support for…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB214652
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‘Interim president’ Juan Guaido and 26 parties have already ruled out participation in the elections. However, absent a strategy for removing incumbent Nicolas Maduro and amid…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254525
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Albeit expected, that defeat has widened divisions within its centre-left coalition and between the administration and its political parties. The election results put the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB214571
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The Nicaraguan elections.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB214833
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Lula and Bolsonaro together received 91.6% of valid votes in the first round on October 2. This result reflects society’s profound polarisation. At the same time, although voting…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273403
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The final official vote tally in Venezuela shows 68% for incumbent President Nicolas Maduro in Sunday’s election, well above the previous high for the ruling United Socialist…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB233927
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By contrast, the opposition Unitary Platform (UP) and its presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia continue to skirt important questions relating to governance and policy…