Maduro triumphs in Venezuelan election boycotted by opposition | Politics News

Governing party celebrates big win as just 42 percent of voters take part in legislative and governors vote.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s governing party has swept parliamentary and regional elections that were boycotted by the opposition.

Preliminary results released by the National Electoral Council (CNE) on Monday showed that the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and its allies won 82.68 percent of votes cast the previous day for seats in the National Assembly.

That…