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Venezuela president receives parade amid looming crisis
Yahoo NewsCARACS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolas Maduro was greeted by the Venezuelan equivalent of a ticker tape parade Saturday as he returned to an increasingly stricken economy from a two-week fundraising trip.
Crowds of government supporters danced to live salsa, clutched brightly colored balloons and cheered as the socialist leader and former bus driver arrived at the presidential palace, driving himself at the head of the motorcade.
The administration called the festivities to welcome Maduro back from a tour of China, Russia and five other countries. He had sought to win new loans and to persuade fellow oil-producing countries to work together to stop the dive of crude prices, which has been disastrous for Venezuela's already struggling economy, which gets 96 percent of its export revenue from oil sales.
Crowds of government supporters danced to live salsa, clutched brightly colored balloons and cheered as the socialist leader and former bus driver arrived at the presidential palace, driving himself at the head of the motorcade.
The administration called the festivities to welcome Maduro back from a tour of China, Russia and five other countries. He had sought to win new loans and to persuade fellow oil-producing countries to work together to stop the dive of crude prices, which has been disastrous for Venezuela's already struggling economy, which gets 96 percent of its export revenue from oil sales.
As I recall, the Roman Emperors held triumphal parades when they had actually accomplished something...
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