Opposition candidate burst into Venezuelan politics just months before being chased into exile

Opposition candidate burst into Venezuelan politics just months before being chased into exile

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — For millions of Venezuelans and dozens of foreign governments, Edmundo González was the undisputed winner of the country’s July 28 presidential election. But on Sunday, he joined the swelling ranks of once-prominent government opponents who have fled into exile, leaving his political future uncertain and tightening Nicolás Maduro’s grip on power.

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President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is re-elected in a landslide in gas-rich Algeria

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is re-elected in a landslide in gas-rich Algeria

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been named the winner of Algeria’s presidential election, granting him another term leading the gas-rich North African nation five years after pro-democracy protests led to the ouster of his predecessor. In a result that surprised few observers internationally or in Algeria, the country’s independent election authority on

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