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THIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST SCENARIOS THEY COULD'VE EXPECTED. THEY WERE HOPING FOR A WIN OF THE MAJORITY BUT ONLY THE MOST OPTIMISTIC PEOPLE WERE LOOKING FOR THE TWO THIRDS MAJORITY. THESE ARE NOT OFFICIAL RESULTS YET. OPPOSITION LEADERS ARE SAYING THIS IS WHAT THEY PROJECTED. THE OFFICIAL RESULTS OF FAR, THE GOVERNMENT HAS 146 SEATS AND THERE ARE 22 SEATS THAT REMAIN TO BE ASSIGNED. SOME OF THOSE WENT TO THE OPPOSITION , THE OPPOSITION NEEDS 112 TO HAVE A TWO THIRD MAJORITY. BETTY: TELL US WHY GLOBAL INVESTORS SHOULD CARE ABOUT THIS. >> THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF INVESTORS, ALTHOUGH AT THIS POINT, THERE IS BIG RISK INVOLVED. BETTY: IT IS IN RECESSION, RIGHT? >> IT IS IN A BIG RECESSION. ITS PROJECTED TO TAKE ANOTHER LETDOWN NEXT YEAR. BETTY: GIVEN THE HIGH BORROWING COSTS. GIVEN THIS CHANGE, THE POTENTIAL CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT, WHAT MIGHT WE EXPECT OUT OF VENEZUELA IN TERMS OF REFORMS? >> WE SHOULD NOT EXPECT IT TO HAPPEN AUTOMATICALLY. THEY STILL NEED TO DECIDE WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO WITH THE RESULTS. DIFFERENT PEOPLE FAVOR DIFFERENT STRATEGIES. SOME PEOPLE ARE MORE MODERATE AND THINK THEY SHOULD NEGOTIATE A PEACEFUL TRANSITION , THEY SHOULD ENGAGE PRESIDENT MADURO AND ADOPTING POLICIES THAT WILL BRING SOME ECONOMIC CHANGE. SOME PEOPLE THINK THEY SHOULD GO FOR A FLAT CHANGE WITH THE GOVERNMENT . IT'S NOT CLEAR WHICH OF THE TWO STRATEGIES WILL PREVAIL, BUT IN THIS CASE IT MAY TAKE A BIT BEFORE WE SEE A BROAD CHANGE IN VENEZUELA. BETTY: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US , TALKING ABOUT