Venezuela’s record-low voter turnout is the latest chapter in the death of its democracy
To no one’s surprise, incumbent Nicolás Maduro won Venezuela’s presidential election yesterday. This gives him another six years in power, amid devastating hyperinflation, food and medicine shortages, charges of corruption, and an all-round broken economy. The election was the latest move by Maduro, 55, to consolidate power in the face of increasing opposition, which have…