The U.S.’s relationship with Venezuela may hinge on what happens this weekend

Venezuela will hold legislative elections this Sunday, an event that will likely end up determining whether the U.S. finally normalizes relations with the South American country after years of tension.

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Venezuela will hold legislative elections this Sunday, an event that will likely end up determining whether the U.S. finally normalizes relations with the South American country after years of tension.

For a brief moment over the summer, the U.S. and Venezuelan governments looked poised to mend the two countries’ relationship, which has been troubled since the turn of the millennium. But as Sunday’s elections approach, along with the possibility that the opposition could take control of the national legislature, U.S.-Venezuelan relations have once again soured. The future of the relationship will likely depend on what Venezuela’s national assembly looks like after this weekend.

 

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