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Venezuela tumbles deeper into dictatorship with Nicolás Maduro set to extend 12-year rule

Venezuela tumbles deeper into dictatorship with Nicolás Maduro set to extend 12-year rule

Global democratic leaders pledge a boycott as exiled opposition leader vows to return to challenge ceremony

Venezuela’s tumble into authoritarianism is poised to enter an even harsher new phase this week with Nicolás Maduro set to extend his 12-year rule despite widespread suspicions that he stole last year’s presidential election.

The man widely believed to have won that vote – retired diplomat Edmundo González – fled abroad to escape a draconian post-election crackdown but has vowed to return home to challenge Maduro’s planned inauguration on Friday.

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