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Podcast: State of the World from NPR
Episode: Election in Venezuela: A Presidential Challenger Who Isn't Even on the Ballot
Description: In Venezuela's presidential elections, incumbent Nicholas Maduro fights a movement against him lead by Maria Corina Machado, who's been barred from the race. In Russia, Russian American journalist, Alsu Kurmasheva, is sentenced to prison in a case similar to that of jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy