{"id":59658,"date":"2021-11-24T11:45:05","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T09:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/?p=59658"},"modified":"2021-11-24T11:45:05","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T09:45:05","slug":"venezulas-flawed-elections-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/venezulas-flawed-elections-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezula\u2019s Flawed Elections: US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"59660\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/venezulas-flawed-elections-us\/13-0\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13-0.jpg?fit=360%2C381&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"360,381\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"13-0\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13-0.jpg?fit=283%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13-0.jpg?fit=360%2C381&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-59660 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13-0.jpg?resize=283%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13-0.jpg?resize=283%2C300&amp;ssl=1 283w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13-0.jpg?w=360&amp;ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By Umamah Bakharia<\/p>\n<p>Venezuela\u2019s regional elections held on Sunday were distorted by an uneven playing field, violence and sanctions against opposition leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Nicolas Maduro\u2019s United Socialist Party of Venezuela and its allies won big at the regional elections and was participated by the opposition for the first time in four years.<\/p>\n<p>The United States, Department of State\u2019s Anthony Blinken issued a statement saying: \u201cFearful of the voice and vote of Venezuelans, the regime grossly skewed the process to determine the result of this election long before any ballots had been cast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It added, \u201cWe commend the political parties and candidates as well as voters who decided to participate in this process despite its flaws to preserve and fight for much-needed democratic space.\u00a0 But that space is limited by Maduro\u2019s efforts to divide and suppress Venezuela\u2019s democratic actors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Dale Mckinley, Independent political analyst with special interest in America\u2019s spoke to Radio Islam live from North Carolina, United States on the elections in Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Venezuela] is not in a good position, socially and economically [because of] US sanctions, mismanagement, bad governance, economic decisions and over alliance of oil in terms of income streams,\u201d says Dr. McKinley.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dr. Dale McKinley speaks on the Venezuelan elections by Radio Islam International\" width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1165845217&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=1080\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Umamah Bakharia Venezuela\u2019s regional elections held on Sunday were distorted by an uneven playing field, violence and sanctions against opposition leaders. Nicolas Maduro\u2019s United Socialist Party of Venezuela and its allies won big at the regional elections and was participated by the opposition for the first time in four years. 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