FILE PHOTO: Barinas state governor-elect Sergio Garrido addresses the media the day after winning the gubernatorial election, in Barinas, Venezuela, January 10, 2022. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo
BARINAS, Venezuela/CARACAS (Reuters) - A big win for Venezuela's fractured opposition in a stronghold of the ruling socialist party on Sunday has given it fresh hope that electoral triumphs are within its grasp if it can both unite and mobilize voters.
Sergio Garrido, an opposition leader, scored a surprise win https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuelas-barinas-state-birthplace-chavez-begins-re-run-governor-vote-2022-01-09 in a rerun of gubernatorial elections in Barinas state - the birthplace of Venezuela's former socialist leader Hugo Chavez - with a strong 55% showing, defeating former vice president and foreign minister Jorge Arreaza, who managed a distant 41.2%.
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