Venezuelan opposition politician shot dead

[Bacchus4.0]

hVenezuelan opposition politician was shot dead during a public meeting days before a legislative election that has raised tensions around the politically polarised nation.

Gunmen in a vehicle shot Luis Diaz, head of the Democratic Action party in the town of Altagracia de Orituco in central Venezuela, while he was meeting with locals on Wednesday, the national opposition leader said.

"He's just been assassinated by gunshot," Henry Ramos said in a tweet, adding Diaz was sharing the stage at the time with Lilian Tintori, wife of Venezuela's best-known jailed opposition leader, Leopoldo Lopez.

Democratic Action is part of the opposition Democratic Unity coalition about to contest a December 6 election for a new National Assembly in Venezuela.

Polls show the coalition has a good chance of wresting the legislature from the ruling socialists for the first time in 16 years.

tp://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/11/venezuelan-opposition-politician-shot-dead-151126033925854.html
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[MADem]

1. If Maduro/Manuro thinks he can kill 'em all, he's mistaken.

He'd better watch his own back. I wouldn't be surprised if some of Diosdado's buddies push him out and try to install God-Given Hair, himself....

[Bacchus4.0]

2. I imagine chavistas will try to take out a few more before December 6 nt

[MADem]

3. I've heard there's a little rumbling in the Chavista ranks. Maduro ain't living up to the hype. nt

[Bacchus4.0]

4. If they actually respect the results, which would surprise me, I would expect Maduro to resign nt

[MADem]

5. If he respected the office as described in the VZ constitution, he's resign now!

The guy is a criminal, running a criminal enterprise.

[Bacchus4.0]

6. Very true. And it might be that the criminal enterprise is running him.

He is quite the dunce.