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Newshour: Venezuela Chooses its Next President

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Venezuela Chooses its Next President

20/05/2018 GMT

BBC World Service - Newshour, Venezuela Chooses its Next President

President Maduro to dominate in an election widely seen as a foregone conclusion

After years of turmoil which at one point saw almost daily street protests, President Nicolas Maduro is looking to consolidate his power. Most of the opposition is boycotting the vote.

Also on the programme: Female Saudi driving activist Manal al-Sharif speaks of an alarming new defamation campaign following the arrests of fellow activists; and the Middle Eastern scholar Bernard Lewis has died at the age of 101.

(Picture: Venezuelans look for their names moments before casting their vote at a polling station during presidential elections in Caracas. Credit: Getty Images)

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