2013 Venezuelan municipal elections
[1] That date, 8 December 2013, was later announced by the president of the National Electoral Council, Tibisay Lucena.[2] The government forced price cuts upon private businesses and as a result, GPP saw increased approval.[2] Head of the Superior Organ for the Defense of the Economy, Hebert García Plaza, later promised that "all the Venezuelan people will have the capacity to obtain a plasma television and a refrigerator of the latest generation".[3] The announcement of lowered prices sparked looting in multiple cities across Venezuela.[4] As a result of El Dakazo, shortages in Venezuela intensified because businesses could not afford to import more products that were sold for artificially low prices.
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