Turnout for nationwide mayoral elections, also being held on Sunday, was 47 percent, the national election board said. Three major opposition parties were boycotting the polls, alleging the election authorities were biased towards the socialists.
(Reporting by Eyanir Chinea; Writing by Andrew Cawthorne; Editing by Peter Cooney)Venezuela socialists win Zulia state governorship
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