Venezuelan Opposition Denounces Latest Vote as Ruling Party Makes Gains<br />Ocariz said that We always said: facing a fraudulent system, we have to vote,<br />The election results could knock out whatever enthusiasm was left for participation in the system, or perhaps even for protest, analysts said.<br />that The rules of the game have never been fair, and Chavismo has been tilting the playing field away from the opposition for years now,<br />But Mr. Ocariz also acknowledged the impact of an abstention campaign promoted by some members of the opposition who had argued<br />that participation would only reaffirm Mr. Maduro’s government by making Venezuela appear democratic.<br />José Ignacio Hernández, a law professor at Central University of Venezuela, said the results appeared "statistically unlikely"<br />and reflected an election "that is neither free nor transparent." "The problem is proving it," he continued.
