CARACAS: The United States condemned closely watched regional elections in Venezuela as neither free nor fair on Monday (Tuesday in Manila), as European countries weighed imposing sanctions, leaving President Nicolas Maduro increasingly isolated after declaring a landslide win.

Maduro’s opponents cried foul after official results said his socialist party won governorships in 17 of the troubled oil producer’s 23 states in Sunday’s elections, defying opinion polls.

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