(UPDATE) CARACAS — Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has declared that Christmas will come early this year, on October 1, as he seeks to impart some holiday cheer after a disputed presidential election the opposition claims he stole.
CARACAS — Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has declared that Christmas will come early this year, on October 1, as he seeks to impart some holiday cheer after a disputed presidential election the opposition claims he stole.The 61-year-old is set for a third six-year term despite an outcry from the opposition and international community over the results of the July 28 election.
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro makes a gesture as he delivers a speech during a rally in the capital Caracas on Aug. 28, 2024. AFP PHOTOIt is not the first time that Maduro has changed the date of Christmas since taking the reins of the Catholic-majority South American country from Hugo Chavez in 2013.This time, the move appears to be a move to distract the populace from anger over the election the opposition claims it rightfully won.
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