As results came through for Venezuela's election on Sunday, it was clear the Democratic Unity coalition, the main opposition, won a majority ending 16 years of rule by Chavez and his supporters.
A two-thirds majority, with 112 seats, would allow the opposition to have weight against the president, Nicolas Madura.
Speaking on Monday, leaders from within the coalition of opposition parties pledged new laws to encourage the growth of the private sector, and for an amnesty ensuring the release of political prisoners.
"It's a great opportunity for us, this protest vote," one of the opposition leaders, Henrique Capriles, was quoted by Reuters as saying.
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A two-thirds majority, with 112 seats, would allow the opposition to have weight against the president, Nicolas Madura.
Speaking on Monday, leaders from within the coalition of opposition parties pledged new laws to encourage the growth of the private sector, and for an amnesty ensuring the release of political prisoners.
"It's a great opportunity for us, this protest vote," one of the opposition leaders, Henrique Capriles, was quoted by Reuters as saying.
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