Editing Politics of Venezuela (section)

==== 2015 ====
2015 was a strong year for the MUD opposition, taking two-thirds of the congressional sets, [[2015 Venezuelan parliamentary election|a super majority]]. This was the first time in 16 years that PSUV did not have the majority in congress and this was not due to low voter turnout, as it was at 74.3%.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35033778|title=Venezuela opposition 'has key majority'|date=7 December 2015|work=BBC News|access-date=26 November 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref>  Henrique Capriles a former MUD presidential candidate and the opposition coalition leader, Jesus Torrealba marked this as a change in the nation's history encouraging celebration with Torrealba stating, "Venezuela wanted a change and that change came. A new majority expressed itself and sent a clear and resounding message."<ref name=":2" /> Maduro stated in his televised response, "We have come with our morality and our ethics to recognize these adverse results, to accept them and to tell our Venezuela, The Constitution and democracy have triumphed", and later said "In Venezuela the opposition has not won ... For now, a counterrevolution that is at our doorstep has won".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/07/world/americas/venezuela-elections.html|title=Venezuelan Opposition Claims a Rare Victory: A Legislative Majority|newspaper=The New York Times |date=7 December 2015 |access-date=26 November 2018|language=en|last1=Neuman |first1=William }}</ref>