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Bacchus4.0

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Thu Apr 23, 2015, 09:31 AM Apr 2015

Chavistas in parliament approve measure that reduces congressional seats in opposition areas

http://www.lapatilla.com/site/2015/04/22/maniobra-electoral-del-chavismo-complica-el-triunfo-de-la-oposicion-en-parlamentarias-2/

The number of congressional seats in opposition dominated areas will be reduced to minimize the possibility that chavistas will lose the congress. The opposition won 52% of the vote in 2010 but only 67 of 165 seats as the same maneuver was used then.

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