Maduro set for victory amid tepid turnout in "condemned" Venezuela vote

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is seeking a six-year term in an apparently poorly attended vote condemned by foes as the "coronation" of a dictator and likely to bring fresh foreign sanctions.


With the mainstream opposition boycotting the election, two of his most popular rivals barred from standing and state institutions in loyalists' hands, the 55-year-old former bus driver is expected to win despite his unpopularity.

That could trigger oil sanctions from Washington, and more censure from the European Union and Latin America.
 (RTE)
 20/5/18