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Leopoldo López: “The monthly income is less than $5 per month officially.”

Featuring: Leopoldo López, Voluntad Popular | Former Mayor of Chacao Municipality, National Coordinator of Voluntad Popular | International

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Venezuela's future post-Maduro and more with Rep. Craig Goldman and Leopoldo López - Sedona Forum

Published | Video Starts at 02:42

The most important thing, the Venezuelan people are still in the same terrible social conditions that they have been for decades. Terrible in every sense. The daily income, The monthly income is less than $5 per month officially. And then there's some bonuses, maybe 500% inflation for this year, lack of water, lack of electricity, shutdowns at all moment, complete collapse of the health care system, of the education system. (02:42–02:49)

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Asserts that the official monthly income in Venezuela is less than $5.

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