Violence and Claims of Fraud in Venezuela's Controversial Vote
President Maduro hailed Sunday’s election as a “vote for the revolution.” The U.S. responded with sanctions against him.
Updated at 4:23 p.m. ET
The White House imposed sanctions Monday on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a day after he claimed victory in his attempt to rewrite the Constitution.
Maduro is “not just a bad leader,” said H.R. McMaster, the national-security adviser. “He is now a dictator.”
Venezuela held a vote Sunday to elect members of a constituent assembly with broad powers that will likely—and the opposition boycotted the vote; instead, they filled the streets in protest in what became one of the most violent days in three months.
