48 hours after polls closed, Venezuela's National Electoral Council published the final election tally on its website, confirming that the opposition won a key two-thirds majority in the National Assembly. This is the first time in 16 years that the Socialist party, founded by Hugo Chavez in 1999, is not in control of the country’s congress. The victory means the Democratic Unity coalition can make sweeping changes to Venezuela’s government, including freeing jailed opposition leaders and calling for a referendum on Nicolas Maduro’s presidency. Over 70 percent of the population turned up at the polls for this recent election, which seems to indicate that most Venezuelans are in support of the change