Venezuela Election Results

WEDNESDAY, JULY 31
PROGRAM #10454 12:00 PM PT

Venezuela Election Results. 

Venezuelans went to the polls on Sunday. President Nicolás Maduro, seeking a third term, is facing opposition candidate Edmundo González, a match that is closely watched in the region. political analysts comment on the results. What does the outcome mean for the country and how does it impact the region, including the US. With millions of Venezuelans migrating in recent years and immigration a hot topic ahead of the U.S. presidential election, how is the news being received in the U.S.?

Guests: Andreína Chávez Alava, Venezuelan Journalist and Editor, Venezuelanalysis, Caracas, VE; Alejandro Velasco, Professor of Latin American History, New York University-NYU, Author of “Barrio Rising: Urban Popular Political and the making of modern Venezuela” and former Executive Editor, NACLA Report on the Americas, New York, NY.

Cost of Living: Top Concern. New poll among Coloradans reveals that the cost of housing and health care and the cost of living are top concerns for the state citizens. How are local and state officials responding to these concerns and bringing relief?

Guest: Virginia Garcia Ovejero, Spokesperson, The Colorado Health Foundation, Aurora, CO.

Photo: Oleksandr/AdobeStock

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