Polls have closed in Venezuela where voters made their choice Sunday for the South American country’s next president, after the death of former president Hugo Chavez last month.

After a brief and bitter campaign, the divided, oil-rich nation waits for electoral authorities to announce the victor in the race between Mr. Chavez’s hand-picked successor Nicolas Maduro, who is acting president, and challenger and opposition leader Henrique Capriles.

Maduro, a 50-year-old former bus driver … [Read More]

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Source: VOA News: War and Conflict