President Nicolas Maduro and opposition rival Edmundo Gonzalez both claimed victory in Venezuela’s presidential election on July 29. The national electoral authority said just after midnight that Maduro had won a third term with 51% of the vote – a result that would extend a quarter-century of socialist rule. However, independent exit polls pointed to a big opposition win following enthusiastic shows of support for Gonzalez and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on the campaign trail. In this episode of Decode, Zakka Jacob explain the implication of another Nicolas Maduro term for Venezuel and the world.
