will he stand in caracas and ri arrest?ll maduro feel too in bold and -- too emboldened to care? these elections feel difrent than before. usually -- usually a polarized a country, they more people who agree on not liking any of the options then wanting to choose a side. katy watson bbc news in caracas. katty: it is catastrophic for venezuelans at the moment. so world leaders are calling the election of political sham. u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo says america will continueec tonize juan guaido as venezuela's interim president. earlier i spoke to mr.hi guaidot home in caracas, and -- in following these elections, what is the position at the moment of the opposition in venezuela? mr. guaido: t most important ing at this moment for theem venezuelanracy, the democratic movement, is to have a legitimate supporter of the people in ordeti to find a so. the demand of our cause is to havere presidential and parliamentary elections. nicolas maduro's fra it was defeated. not only in the streets, but it was seen by the internat

. >> arte en la calle hecho con cartón para darle un toque artístico a las paradas de autobús en caracasa darle un toque artístico. >> en poco más de 24 horas estados unidos iniciará el uso de una nueva herramienta en la lucha contra el coronavirus y se preparan las primeras vacunas para que den inicio a la ofensiva en la batalla contra la pandemia. >> esta es una noticia alertadora cuando el país reporta más de 16 millones de estadounidenses con coronavirus y este lunes comenzarán a recibir la dosis luego de la autorización de la administración general de alimentos y medicinas y todos buscan contener el virus que ha cobrado la vida de casi 300 mil personas y además, hoy los cdc dieron el visto bueno vamos con los detalles. >> buenas noches guadalupe el centros de control y prevención de enfermedades dieron eco de las conclusiones de la administración general de alimentos y medicinas y el panel de expertos de los cdc dice que son más los beneficios de los riesgos potenciales y la inmunización es segura desde los 16 años y para también los contagiados con el virus y la administración gene

i'm joined now by journalist oscar schlink in venice why this capital caracas good to see you most of the venezuelan opposition see this election as a fosse and are boycotting up with that in mind what is really at stake for the country well there probably was not much more hasn't already been lost there is no credibility in the electoral system most people don't feel represented by those who is more or by the opposition and the humanitarian crisis is only open then it has taken a toll on society most people here are more worried about how they're going to feed themselves during christmas then the elections so it has been easy to force people who to vote. for them food or what's worse by threatening to take government in front of them if they don't so there is a strong grip on society as the president people are more dependent on the government shutting the opposition our congress just makes things easier for them who are to use that branch of the government and the status quo despite what they do with one of your the unions to say or a parliament was the last officially opposition co

in caracas thanks for that update. let's now take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world lebanon's capital beirut has been hit by a hail storm for the 1st time in more than 50 years the intense downpours led to flooding in some areas fail to many residents by surprise and comes just months after a massive explosion at ford left some $300000.00 people home. dozens of families have been evacuated from their homes after heavy flooding in parts of northern italy areas around the city of modern a i've seen heavy rain strong winds and snow in recent days leading to a major river in the region breaking its banks. thousands of people have taken to the streets of the capital min's going to elsewhere to demand president alexander lukashenko resign from office the march was the latest in nearly 4 months of weekly demonstrations hundreds of people have been detained by police. the german state of very has announced tougher coronavirus lock down rules aimed at slowing the rate of new infections their state

kennedy visited a group of young children at a school in caracas.th the holiday season, they exchanged gifts. when mrs. kennedy was about to leave, all protocol was abandoned. palm beach, florida, a deeply worried president made a hurried trip here in late december. his father, joseph kennedy lay seriously ill after suffering a stroke. but while the elderly kennedy's condition was listed as critical for some days he showed improvement as the president's first year ended. ♪ the president returned to washington in january. the first year drew to a close. once again, congress and the second state of the union message. he spoke of conditions at home and outlined the nation's goals abroad. >> our basic goal remains the same. a peaceful world community of free and independent states. free to choose their own future and their own system, so long as it does not threaten the freedom of others. some may choose forms and o and ways that we would not choose for ourselves but it is not for us that they are choosing. we can welcome diversity, the communist cannot

and what i've been told by doctors around caracas and outside of caracas is this is a situation day incomes shortages. there is no pathologist here. with intimate in the city, the stench is unbearable. imagine having to face a pandemic in these conditions. it's why doctors like this one are no longer afraid to speak out. i have friends of mine who have been criminally charged, he says. why? for protesting the conditions in which they have been forced to practice. so he doesn't hold back. in venezuela, he tells me, there are only as many recognized covid cases as the regime wants. with testing limited to three government-controlled labs, he says it's impossible to paint an accurate picture. with regards covid, he says, we don't know where we are. . the government, however, claims the pandemic is under control, saying its strategy has worked. a government worker shows inside this hotel where patients are kept in quarantine up to 21 days. a lockdown strategy employed by china which the government of maduro has shown. venezuelans have showed an immunity of this virus. 272 health care worke

and what i have been told by doctors around caracas and outside of caracas, that this is the situationay out. even in the morgue, death comes with shortages, there's no pathologist here, and with intermittent electricity, the stench is unbearable. imagine having to face a pandemic in these conditions. it's why doctors like gustavo are no longer afraid to speak up out. i have friends. they have been criminally charged. why? for protesting the conditions in which they've been forced to practice. so he doesn't hold back. in venezuela, he tells me, there are only as many as recognized covid cases as the regime wants. with testing limited to three government controlled labs, it's impossible to paint an accurate picture. with regards to covid, he says, we don't know where we are. the government, however, claims the pandemic is under control, saying its strategy has worked. a government minder shows us inside a hotel where suspected infected patients are kept in quarantine for up to 21 days. it's a lockdown strategy employed by china, which is the government of nicolas maduro has been keen to

thousands of well-wishers welcomed the visitors in bogota, caracas, small towns in venezuela.he president side she spoke to the people in their own language. >> reporter: at a new low cost housing development mr. kennedy helped lay the cornerstone for the first school in a project to provide homes and schools for 125,000 people. the project was financed under the alliance for progress operation. mrs. kennedy visited a group of young children at a school in caracas in keeping with the holiday season they exchanged gifts. when mrs. kennedy was about to leave all protocol was abandoned. >>> palm beach florida, deeply worried president made a hurried trip here in late december. his father, joseph kennedy laid seriously ill after suffering a stroke. while the elder kennedy's condition was listed as critical he showed improvement as the president's first year ended. the president returned to washington in january. the first year drew to a close. once again congress and the second state of the union message, he spoke of conditions at home outline the nation's goals abroad. >> our bas

. >> ubicado en el corazÓn de caracas bastiÓn del gobierno >> a partir de hoy nace una nueva era en venezuelaÓn. >> a escasos metros del centro votaciÓn se pasa una lista paralela para quienes admiran beneficios del gobierno. >> el fraude ha sido consumado y el rechazo el pueblo de venezuela ha sido evidente a pesar de la censura la verdad no se puede ocultar la mayorÍa de venezuela le de la spalt ama duro y su fraude >> promueve una consulta pon lugar acusa al gobernador de quitarle los sÍmbolos electorales, perseguir a sus dirigentess. >> que llevan a cabo casi 400.000 militares. >> para custodiar los votos. >> un Árbitro que fue designado por el gobierno. >> pueblo venezolano hablÓ y dijo un no rotundo >> en contra de esa farsa. >> para elegir 277 escaÑos con esto el gobierno presente hacerse del control del Único poder que no estaba a su favor desde el aÑo 2015 sin embargo, la comunidad internacional la mayorÍa de los paises no caracterÍsticos no reconocerÁn la votaciÓn. >> la evidente abstenciÒn que estÁ cobrando a diario >> reflejado en la gran cantidad de venezolanos que aprovecharon e

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in caracas thanks for that update. let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world in brussels u.k. and e.u. negotiators are locked in last ditch talks over their post-grad said trade ties there are just days left for the 2 parties to avert a chaotic parting of ways at the end of the year the u.k. left the e.u. at the end of january and the brics the transition period ends on december 31st. dozens of families have been evacuated from their homes after heavy flooding in parts of northern italy areas around the city of modern have seen heavy rain strong winds and snow in recent days leading to a major river in the region breaking its banks. and lebanon's capital beirut has been hit by a hail storm for the 1st time in more than 50 years the intense downpour led to flooding in some areas they hail to many residents by surprise and comes just months after a massive explosion at beirut port left some 300000 people homeless. the german state of various has announced tougher coronavirus lock down ru

schlink in caracas thank so much all the german state of bavaria has decided that germany's lockdown lot just isn't getting the job done after across this meeting on sunday the bavarian regional government has decided to toughen restrictions in an effort to drive down corona virus infections germany has done quite well compared to many other countries managing the coronavirus pandemic but after a shop prize at the beginning of winter and fiction rights have remained consistently high. the state premier of the area mako soda has long been waiting to implement tougher restrictions his state his record of the country's highest coronavirus death toll and after weeks of consistently high numbers despite many restrictions he says it's time to go even further the largest lyta the situation is unfortunately serious it's simply not enough we must do more we have to take action that is why i convened a special coronavirus cabinet meeting today so that we can implement various measures before christmas when i was on the base at subic you can. say to announce to a number of new measures that are

at hospitals in caracas, you can see why, they are overworked and not protected. all around. and as i walk this ward, i stop to speak to a patient's daughter. she tells me her frail 69-year-old father is here because of mall nourishment, the same malady we have seen across venezuela. his immune system is compromised, yet he shares this ward with a covid patient. his daughter tells me he needs iron supplements that the hospital says they simply don't have. >> this is what they have to work with here, nurses and doctors, syringes, it's astounding. they've got nothing. >> there's a vast emptiness all around, and a sense of disillusionment and surrender. painful no doubt for those who saw this once oil rich country as one of the wealthiest of north america, now teetering on the brink of survival. >> cnn reached out to the venezuelan government to comment on what is seen. to date, we have yet to receive a response. >>> in southeastern india, a mystery illness has sent more than 500 people to the hospital and left at least one dead. and it is not covid-19. patients have

well here is the collapse of governance coming from caracas the collapse of the economy instituted by maduro and the folks around him and the theft of the national patrimony that has been conducted for almost 20 years by the government this is the real problem the international community is trying to find ways to address that in a way that's consistent with democratic practices and that goes for the most good for the most venezuelan people who at the end of the day are the real people who are the losers in this entire political battle i want to thank all of. the nesson newman and eric fons with and i want to thank you too for watching you can see the program again any site by visiting our website so does their adults column and for further discussion go to our facebook page at facebook dot com forward slash a.j. inside story and you can also join the conversation on twitter we are at a j. inside story for me iraq and the whole team here in life and. i. it captures memory and present reality. for you jenny and the camera is a tool photography and often shot. in one of the most deprived

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correspondent shankar speaking to us from caracas thank you very much for. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world romania's parliamentary election held on sunday is too close to call prime minister ludo that orbán claimed victory for his center right liberal party but the left wing social democrats appear to be slightly ahead in another exit poll turnout was a record low with only a 3rd of the electorate voting. in australia residents have been told to evacuate from fraser island to as bush fires burn toward homes more than half of the world heritage national park has been destroyed by fires in recent weeks with a heatwave worsening conditions it's thought that an illegal campfire sparked the blaze u.s. president donald trump's personal lawyer would be giuliani has tested positive for the coronavirus he's reportedly been admitted to a washington hospital but tweeted to say he is feeling fine the 76 year old has been a star travelled extensively working to overturn it trumps recent election losses. brides to be right l

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francisco: las redes estÁ conmocionados con lo ocurrido y han generado protestas en caracas.cia de una gran tormenta que afectarÁ a nueva york, new jersey y conneticut entre el miÉrcoles y el jueves. las autoridades advirtieron que se pueden producir acumulaciones de nieve de hasta 10 pulgadas en algunos lugares. al regresar, en partes de chile y argentina pudieron disfrutar del espectÁculo de un eclipse patricia: este 2020 nos sigue sorprendiendo. hacia el mediodÍa de chile se observa un eclipse total de sol, cuando la luna se interpuso entre el sol y la tierra, ofreciendo un espectÁculo Único. este fenÓmeno pudo verse durante dos minutos en parte de chile y argentina. como ustedes ven, atrajo a miles de curiosos entusiasmados que no querÍan perdÉrselo. por supuesto, ignoraron las recomendaciones de distanciamiento social en medio de la pandemia. buenas noches, que descansen. ♪ adriana: muchas cosas han pasado desde la Última vez que nos vimos, una fue el nuevo monarca en la liga mx bbva. levantÓ el tÍtulo el mejor equipo del torneo y donde pumas demostrÓ que no hay imposibl

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. >> ubicado en el corazÓn de caracas. >> a partir de hoy >> nace una nueva era en venezuela. >> y nosn. >> a escasos metros del centro votaciÓn se pasa una lista paralela para quienes aspiran beneficios del gobierno. >> normalmente hay muchÍsima gente cuando hay votaciÓn lo que es un fraude >> la oposiciÓn promueve una consulta popular en los prÓximo dÍas ayuda al gobierno de quitarlo los sÍmbolos electorales perseguir a sus dirigentes irregularidades en el llamado plan repÚblica que llevan a cabo casi 400.000 militares supuestamente a custodiar los votos que cuenta el consejo electoral un Árbitro designado por el gobierno. >> puebla venezolano hablÓ y dijo un no rotundo en contra de esta farsa.14201 centros de votaciÓn para elegir >> con esto el gobierno pretende hacerse del control del Único poder que no estaba a su favor desde el aÑo 2015 sin embargo, la comunidad internacional la mayorÍa de los paises democrÁtico no reconoceran la votaciÓn >> la evidente abstenciÒn en medio de una pandemia que estÁ cobrando vidas a diarios se vio reflejada en la cantidad de venezolanos que aprovec

schlink in caracas thanks so much. ok let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world. in brussels u.k. and negotiated the last ditch talks over the post break that try ties there are just days left for the 2 parties to avert a chaotic parting of ways at the end of the year the u.k. left the e.u. at the end of january and the brics a transition period ends on december 31st. lebanon's capital beirut has been hit by heil storm for the 1st time in more than 50 years the intense downpours led to flooding in some areas the hell took many residents boss apprise and comes just months after a massive explosion for some 300000 people homeless. thousands of people have taken to the streets of the russian capital minsk and elsewhere to demand president alexander lukashenko resign from office the march was the latest in nearly 4 months of weekly demonstrations hundreds of people have been detained by police. though the german state of bavaria has decided that germany's lock down a lot just isn't get

inside the 1 trcountry's hospit >> reporter: in one of the biggest hospitals in caracas in venezuela, we've been allowed in this hospital accompanied by medical staff. they want to show us what they have been facing, the conditions these hospitals are in. they've been in dire states already prior to covid-19. but medical staff saying it's getting very desperate. have a very quick look at this. this is one of the medical staff's units they use for medication, washing hands. as you can see, there's nothing here. there's no water. just dead rats. it gets much, much worse. >> watch the full report on monday at 10:00 a.m. in new york, 3:00 p.m. in london. >>> still to come on cnn, health care workers under pressure amid surging cases and hospitalizations. morgue workers now also feeling the strain as well. sara sidner reports. >>> also, one of those frontline workers will join us live. he's a nurse who travels to hot spots where additional medical help is needed after the break. [ whispering ] what's this? oh, are we kicking karly out? we live with at&t. it was a lapse in judgment. at&t, w

i'm now joined by journalist in van as well as capital caracas oscar good to see you this election is widely regarded as a farce with little standing in the way of a landslide when formentera what exactly is at stake for the country. well for me was there is not much more it hasn't already been lost in the past 2 years with the presence for example hasn't been able to legislate since the opposition won in 2000 to 15 disapprove or has decision to the congress as in january this year program syrians have been physically blocked from entering the parliament so there really isn't much that will change as a result of today's election because no one has shown to have the real power all along with the military side now for what's at stake 'd is keeping the status quo and that's where we are and that means that in this fragile government in this mission regardless of what most countries or what the opposition great think you just said of there the opposition controlled parliament had long been stripped of its legislative powers what does this election mean for the opposition. well your positi

ask a slink in caracas thanks so much. ok let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world for many as parliamentary election held on sunday is too close to call home prime minister of the difficult bon claimed victory for the center right liberal party but the left wing social democrats appear to be slightly ahead in another exit poll turnout was every chord low with only a 3rd of the electorate voting. in brussels u.k. and negotiators locked in last ditch talks of their post break to try ties there are just days left for the 2 parties to work the chaotic parting of ways at the end of the year u.k. left you with the end of january and the breaks a transition period ends on the same the 31st. thousands of people have taken to the streets of the belorussian capital minsk and elsewhere to demand president alexander lukashenko resign from office a mosque was the latest in nearly 4 months of weekly demonstrations hundreds of people have been detained by police. well the german state of varia has

brent: let's pull an oscar -- in oscar s., in caracas, venezuela, tonight.t will happen if maduro says he will not the going anywhere? >> the opposition has launched their own referendum wh an electronic vote, in which they are asking that as well as to reject yesterday's election. many people here do not have access to the internet. the system is complex. but people will be able toast their ballots on the 12th of december. how effective this will be his unpredictable. what the opposion is aiming to do is have some kind of tangible evidence that they have a support base for aovement. the struggle will no longer be from an institution. although that really did not help much either with coress, as maduro is backed by the military and supreme court. brent: how united is the opposition in the country? >> uniting the opposition has always been a struggle. in 2015, when they won the majority of e seats congress, it's cause of luck. the only tng that many in the opposition have in common is that they wan maduro out. each political movement has their own idea on how

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us it in got out that it's really dark to me to respond to less political analyst joining us from caracas sir thank you so much for sharing your opinions with us now while both sides in ethiopia's conflict trade accusations of war crimes more people are streaming into neighboring sudan every day the u.n. says the number of people fleeing the treaty grave region has suddenly doubled but hama development for generations of one family taking shelter together. rally. father mother children grandchildren great grandchildren relatives neighbors all crowded into one tent they're among the latest ethiopian refugees to cross the border to sudan then send them the final malicious and they would kill us because we're to grand they told us you have 24 hours to live and they began to lose our animals and property according to the un during the last few days the number of refugees arriving into sudan has increased from about 400 a day to more than 800 part of the pleases due to a new round of fighting in the area of sherry west of the regional capital a killer there's a lot of rest men. they also recko

for more on this i'm now joined by journalists in venezuela's capital caracas oskar good to see you and most of the venezuelan opposition see this election as a far as and are boycotting and by not only not running but also asking citizens not to participate with a little standing in the way of a landslide when from went there oh what's at stake for the country. well for another the main objective for nicholas motor is to regain control over the parliament that was lost to the opposition in 2015 and to do it in a way that it appears there are practically at least to his followers and our hearts now for motherliness this to bring some kind of a gentleness he to his administration because since 2015 all the laws that have been added by parliament have been blocked by the executive or the judicial branch still loyal to muito so it means a lot for the country to regain congress in order to have that legislative branch but congress really hasn't been allowed to exercise their power in these years despite this the best one congress is considered the only legitimate institution left to learn t

the problem here is the collapse of governance coming from caracas. collapse of the economy instituted by maduro and the folks around him and the theft of the national patrimony that has been conducted for almost 20 years by the chavista governments. international community is finding ways to a dress that in a way that is consistent with democratic practice and does the most good for the most venezuelan people. what the end of the day, are the people who are the losers in this entire political level. imran: i want to thank all our guests, and i want to thank you, too, for watching. you can watch our website anytime, aljazeera.com. you can also join the conversation on twitter. we are on twitter. from the whole team, bye for now. ... ♪ emma alberici: in india, 1.3 billion people have been told to stay home. but what if home looks like this? could lockdown be more dangerous than the virus? ♪

from the fellows of caracas check the battlefields around our job is to get to the truth and empower people through knowledge the. the. israel begins a vaccination against covert 19 and remains unclear when millions of palestinians will be offered the job. there i missed this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up reports of another school kid nothing in northern nigeria just 2 days off the hundreds of abducted children are reunited with. u.s. president donald trump downplays the impact of a vast cyber security breach seen as the west in u.s. history. and a test for democracy thailand holds its 1st local elections after months of protests against the government and the monarchy. well we begin in israel where a massive vaccination campaign is currently underway to fight the coronavirus pandemic the government is aiming to not create $60000.00 people per day but that doesn't include palestinians living under israeli occupation you're watching live pictures from tel aviv right now of those jabs well prime minister benjamin netanyahu himself was vaccinated on saturday and said this

very shaky and this one's been intact for over a month already hopefully it will stick we spoke to caracas show me on the program a lawyer specializing in the middle east he thinks azerbaijan has a strong advantage over armenia and it will be done to moscow to maintain the cease far. as abrasion has an edge. as it were a journey back me to prove it by 2 key and e.'s red and feet as it began once a big advantage of its dominant position now and wants to reclaim our talk they care about and see it as it were a journey for them get their say the your how rational which he's there and he's trying to control the russians in this think a lot of money actually now in armenia and the 12 to bring back all the. iranian population back in kerala because they want to do one of they want to keep. at the same level and they want to have the advantage and the advantage and the edge of it was not one that we need in the other one the same iran with. the. segment because usually both parties see it's the other party that. in order to have a reason to lunch in fact at this moment we don't know what the what

shoots all of this elements and even the press had been facing limitations i was supposed to be in caracas right now and hours before taking my flight i was informed that my press accreditation was denied so they maybe they don't want the international and free press to see and to show what is going to happen on this week and so on these circumstances he choose candidates to choose the referee is going count he's going to count the votes they are forcing the people to vote this week the us out of a of the 2nd money should be small he said that those who want both want to eat country not he said those who want votes will go on a hunger quote and thank you now you know a politician saying that right now so on their decision circumstances is that a fair election i think he would have the answer feel ok so why do has called for the election to be boycotted and he's organized his own referendum instead in order to achieve what. he wants to ask people if they won the mother or to get out of power if they recognize or not the election off next sunday and if the people want one by the on the oppos

earlier, the bbc‘s katty kay spoke to the opposition leader, juan guaido, at his home in caracas, inthese elections, what is the position at the moment of the opposition in venezuela? translation: the most important thing at this moment for the venezuelan democracy, the democratic movement, is to have the legitimate support of the people in order to find a solution. the demand of our causes to have free presidential and parliamentary elections. nicolas maduro's fraud has been defeated, not only on the streets but also seen by the international community which saw that there should not be conditions for participating in the process. the right to elect and be elected is simple. i could not be part of that process as i was disqualified but neither could 300 other venezuelans because they were injail or persecuted. the parties were made illegal or disbanded and that is why the whole world rejects that process and venezuelans keep demanding their right to choose so that the persecution does not keep growing. it will not stop us from demanding our rights. some "breaking" — news for you now

earlier, the bbc‘s katty kay spoke to the opposition leader, juan guaido at his home in caracas in anment of the opposition in venezuela? moment of the opposition in venezuela ? translation: moment of the opposition in venezuela? translation: the most important thing at this moment for the venezuelan democracy, the democratic movement, is to have the legitimate support of the people in order to find a solution. the demand of our causes to have free presidential and parliamentary elections. nicolas maduro's fraud has been defeated, not only on the streets but also seen by the international community which saw that there should not be conditions for participating in the process. the right to elect and be elected is simple. i could not be part of that process as i was disqualified but neither could 300 other venezuela ns because they were in jail or persecuted. the parties were made illegal or disbanded and thatis made illegal or disbanded and that is why the whole world rejects that process and venezuelans keep rejects that process and venezuela ns keep demanding their right to choose s

been set up by the opposition although we're hearing reports in at least 4 or 5 cases in the capital caracas and in a state where armed groups loyal to the government have come in they have grabbed at the ballot boxes they have dismantled the the election and sent people scurrying for safety but by and large it continues however and this is all supposed to be happening overseas i'm in sandalwood chile in the capital here we're under total lockdown so at the 11th hour the polling stations had to be canceled of the possibility of voting in person but people can vote remotely online for at least another 3 or 4 hours more and in other parts of the country there are polling stations open but nobody practically has she. hold up the same thing we're seeing in colombia especially in bogota where. leiva which is a very very large area there should have been or it was hoped they would be thousands of venezuelans voting in at least when when our producer was there there was almost no one so it will be disappointing it may not be many people who will vote in this but it's supposed to send a message as i

s oscar flanker he is in caracas with the latest tonight good evening to you here's what's going to happen now one has the backing of the united states and he says he's not going to give up he's not going any way well this is not going was it and you know opposition has launched their own return of where they're trying to vote in which they are asking those with us to reject yesterday's election this is tricky because many people here don't have access to the internet this is a this complex people will be able to cast their ballots on the 12th. how effective this will be is unpredictable what the opposition is aiming to do is have some kind of tangible evidence that they have the support means more movement because this fellow no longer be known and institution such although that really how much you know with congress and. the military and this is we're oscar how you know i need is the opposition in the country. well uniting the opposition has always been a struggle here in 2015 when they won a majority of the seats in congress it was because they really didn't go. to those elections as a

s oscar's linker he is in caracas with the latest tonight good evening to you what's going to happen now one has the backing of the united states and he says he's not going to give up he's not going anywhere. well this upcoming was expected and you know opposition has launched their own of their own of whether to try or vote in which they are asking those of us to reject yesterday's election this is tricky because many people here don't have access to the net this is a this complex but people will be able to cast their ballots on the 12th of the summer how effective this will be is unpredictable what the opposition is aiming to do is have some kind of tangible evidence that they have the support base for movement leaders distro no longer be around and institution such although that really didn't help much either with congress i guess the question of who was banned by the military and this group were. how you know i need is the opposition in the country. well you know being the opposition has always been a struggle here in 2015 when they won a majority of the seats in congress it was

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