Elections in Venezuela and successor of previous president Hugo Chavez, Nicolus Maduro who is the interim president after the death of late president seems to have lot of challenges in fulfilling his predessors shoes. And even the percentage don't seem to encourage him in winning the elections although he had won the immediate elections after the demise of Hugo, winning over Henrique Capriles with 51% votes. although voting percentage had been slightly lower than what it had in 2012 October election where Hugo had been elected as a president consequently for the fourth term. Capriles had asked for a recount and Maduro had agreed for that and a recount is soon to happen which can turn the cards to anyone's favour.
The reason why Capriles is confident that he might win in the recount is that he is confident that Maduro will not be able to achieve what Hugo has achieved in his presidential rule and more over the people in venezuela are looking for a change in the form of Caprile, in the absence of their favorite president Hugo, In spite of Hugo'd Racism, he was liked by many for the way he had developed his country in a short span. Poverty rate had gone down from 40% to 7%. oil companies had been nationalized with which companies were paying 16% in place of 1% and the money paid were being used for rehabilitation, hospital and education. Almost 2/3rds of population had provisions for free education upto undergraduate level. So who ever would come into power will have to continue the legacy. Though with declining vote percentage towards Hugo's party, it is clear that People indeed are expecting a change and it is very difficult for Maduro if he wins and is expected to rule.
- Vamshi Regalla
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