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Professor Tinker-Salas says Venezuela's right-wing opposition seeks to delegitimize the country's upcoming May 20 elections not because the conditions are unfair but because they might lose.

By Miguel Tinker Salas – The Real News

May 15th 2018 at 3.12pm

This coming Sunday is Venezuela’s presidential election, which was moved up by several months. A large part of the opposition is boycotting the vote, but a serious challenger is in the running against Maduro. The Real News speaks to Venezuela expert Miguel Tinker-Salas.

Source: The Real News Network

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