Venezuela has just held regional elections amid a deep economic and humanitarian crisis - and now an alleged international money-laundering scheme has emerged involving a close ally of President Nicolas Maduro.

The elections are the first in 15 years to include international observers. However, general apathy towards politics from voters is making it hard for the opposition to bring people to the polls.

In this episode: 
Nelson Eduardo Bocaranda (@bocaranda20), Editor-in-chief of Runrun.es
Phil Gunson (@philgunson), Senior analyst, The International Crisis Group (@CrisisGroup)

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Venezuela has just held regional elections amid a deep economic and humanitarian crisis - and now an alleged international money-laundering scheme has emerged involving a close ally of President Nicolas Maduro.
The elections are the first in 15 years to include international observers. However, general apathy towards politics from voters is making it hard for the opposition to bring people to the polls.
In this episode:&nbsp;
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<li>Nelson Eduardo Bocaranda (<a href="https://twitter.com/bocaranda20">@bocaranda20</a>), Editor-in-chief of Runrun.es</li>
<li>Phil Gunson (<a href="https://twitter.com/philgunson">@philgunson</a>), Senior analyst, The International Crisis Group (<a href="https://twitter.com/CrisisGroup">@CrisisGroup</a>)</li>
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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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