ULA elects new rector after 18-year election hiatus in Venezuela

Virgilio Castillo won the University of Los Andes (ULA) rector election, the first in 18 years, signaling a break from prolonged government intervention. The vote is a mandate to renew institutional structures amid Venezuela's university crisis. This marks a rare democratic process in a state-controlled academic sector.

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