Venezuelans vote in local elections leading up to presidential vote

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Venezuelans vote in local elections leading up to presidential vote

Venezuela is electing hundreds of local officials in the country’s last national election before next year’s presidential vote. It comes amid a crushing economic crisis.

CGTN’S Stephen Gibbs reports from Caracas.


Joseph Humire discusses Venezuela’s local elections

Venezuela is electing hundreds of local officials in the country’s last national election before next year’s presidential vote. For more on the election, CGTN’s Susan Roberts spoke to Joseph Humire, executive director of the Center for a Secure Free Society.