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Venezuelans are preparing to deal with a new Congress led by the opposition for the first time in 16 years. Nathan Frandino reports.
Members of Venezuela's opposition, newly-elected into Congress, are sworn in during a rowdy session, bringing with them a legislative majority for the opposition for the first time in 16 years. Rough Cut - Subtitled (no reporter narration).
Members and supporters of South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party (DP) cheer as they watch a broadcast of an exit poll after Wednesday's parliamentary election. The DP and a small allied party were forecast to win up to 197 seats in the 300-member parliament, the poll shows, with the ruling People Power Party and its satellite set to secure between 85 and 99 seats -- down from the 114 they held in the last parliament. IMAGES
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer meets Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid on his visit to the United States, which has voiced growing frustration at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. IMAGES
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado holds a political rally ahead of presidential election despite having little chance of overcoming the hurdles the state has placed in her way. Polls show that Machado, who won an opposition primary with 92 percent of votes cast last October, would likely beat incumbent Nicolas Maduro in elections set for July 28. But she has been disqualified by state-aligned institutions from holding public office, accused of corruption. IMAGES