The election in Venezuela is one of the more controversial ones in recent history. With such a close vote dividing the two candidates, a complete recount was ordered by the loser, Henrique Capriles. The electorate, Nicolas Maduro, is the socialist candidate and son-in-law of former president Hugo Chavez. The reason the controversy is so large is Maduro does not want the recount to happen and the followers of the candidates have resorted to violence to settle disputes. It got so bad that South American leaders all met to discuss the issue. After a recount was eventually ordered, the tensions got worse. This article analyzes the situation in Venezuela and proposes a reason for the intense division in Venezuela. the author argues that Venezuela's economic state is what polarizes its people. Even though it is the most oil-rich nation in the Americas, staples of everyday life are running short. In order to illustrate this, the author develops pathos by using a first-hand account. He visited a baker in Venezuela running scarcely short on flour. The baker had to put a limit on people's orders because he only had 6% of the flour he usually has. This helps the reader infer why people not only want a change from the Chavez-Maduro government, but also why socialism is so powerful in Venezuela. Also, the author cites statistics about the election to help the reader understand the controversy. It was so close that with Venezuela being as corrupt as it is, people immediately assumed an infraction in the counting system. The author did not try to bias the reader, which further helped the understanding of a foreign situation by the reader.
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