This Sunday, 6 December, Venezuelans went to the polls to elect all 167 members of the country’s National Assembly (Parliament), who will be sworn in on 5 January 2016. Government and opposition went head to head in an increasingly polarised atmosphere and at a critical juncture for Venezuela, which is facing enormous economic and social challenges. Although this was not a presidential election and did not imply a possible change of government, the poll has the air of a plebiscite on the government of President Nicolás Maduro. Crisis Group is in Caracas to make an independent assessment of the electoral process and will publish a detailed report next week.

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Source: Crisis Group