For the first time in 16 years, Venezuela’s opposition defeats the Socialist ruling party in the legislative elections.

The Democratic Unity Roundtable now holds a majority in the country’s National Assembly giving it a strong platform to challenge and potentially unseat Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

CCTV’s Stephen Gibbs reports from Caracas.

To discuss the recent opposition win The Heat was joined by:

• From New York, Diego Arria is a Venezuelan politician and served as a Permanent Representative of Venezuela to the United Nations.

The Heat continued the discussion with:

• From Philadelphia, George Ciccariello-Maher is a political science professor at Drexel University and the author of “We Created Chavez: A People’s History of the Venezuelan Revolution.”
• From CCTV America’s Washington, D.C. studio, Mark Weisbrot is co-director of the Washington-based Center for Economic and Policy Research.