Holy Handouts: Venezuela’s Maduro Woos Evangelical Voters with Gifts and Cash

As the presidential election approaches, the incumbent government seeks to win support with aid to churches and pastors.

In many countries, politicians try to win over religious voters by highlighting areas of shared interest between their agenda and the faithful’s priorities. In Venezuela, candidates are offering pastors cash.

With less than three months until Venezuela’s presidential elections, incumbent Nicolás Maduro is expanding two initiatives specifically aimed at the evangelical community...