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Cling to power

If a leader barely holds power, he "clings to power"

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Today you’ll hear that Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro clings to power by jailing opposition politicians and bribing citizens for support. By this we mean, he is just barely able to hold onto power. He is in danger of losing power, and only barely holds on. Some think he may lose all support soon. For now, he is clinging to power.

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