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Venezuela election: Opposition wins, but no big policy shift likely

Venezuela’s opposition comfortably won yesterday’s legislative elections, although with 22 seats still to be declared, the size of the victory (and therefore the impact on policymaking) still hangs in the balance. A two-thirds super majority is still well within reach. However, even this best-case scenario would be unlikely to lead to a dramatic shift towards orthodox economic policymaking.

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