ASSESSMENTS

A Loss for Venezuela's Ruling Party Will Challenge Its Main Leaders

Dec 2, 2015 | 09:15 GMT

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (R) and National Assembly speaker Diosdado Cabello in Caracas on March 15, 2015.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (R) and National Assembly speaker Diosdado Cabello in Caracas on March 15, 2015. Venezuela's ruling party is going to face some challenges.

(AFP PHOTO/JUAN BARRETO)

Venezuela's Dec. 6 legislative elections pose special risks for the leaders of the ruling party's two main factions, Diosdado Cabello and Nicolas Maduro. Though the wider the margin of loss the graver the consequences, the worsening economic picture in 2016 means both will struggle to maintain their positions no matter the election outcome....

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