text: Whatever one thinks of Nicolas Maduro, he won the election with a narrow majority in 2013 and his term runs through to 2019. The election turn-out was nearly 80% - much higher than in the last US election. Now, consider the US, where Trump won the election even though he lost the popular vote and where there may even have been foreign influence exercised to his benefit. If massive protests broke out in the US, would they call new elections? If not, then how can the US call for elections in Venezuela?