A series of obstacles have been placed on Venezuelan political opposition for the upcoming presidential elections, even after the government signed in Barbados an agreement for “free and democratic elections”. The terms of the negotiation have not been complied with, […]
After more than 24 years of tension and confrontation, the Venezuelan conflict does not seem to have a resolution in the short term. At the time of writing this article, the Complex Humanitarian Emergency afflicting the country since 2014 has […]
Experience tells us that, in the face of a vicious adversary that thrives in crisis thanks to its anti-fragility, an opposition that despises the aggregation of all forces becomes its own enemy… An eruption of candidates aspiring for the 2024 […]
Making generalizations about the campaigning of the opposition for the upcoming regional elections from the campaigns of certain candidates is not fair. I have seen a few and they look very conventional to me, very much like the “happy world […]
One goal of autocrats is to sow distrust and fragment the population into different groups, usually those who support them and those who oppose. The more disconnected the different sectors of society, the more convenient for authoritarian governments because the […]
At times when Venezuelan authoritarianism is taking up the offensive against civil society, it is important to study the Nicaraguan experience. Both because of the evil practices of the Nicaraguan government that could be emulated by their counterparts in Venezuela […]
As Venezuela’s crisis of authoritarianism deepens, civil society voices are increasingly coming under attack by the de facto government of Nicolás Maduro. On March 30, the Venezuelan Ministry of Interior and Justice published a new requirement in the Official Gazette for the […]
The doctor in Political Science Paola Bautista de Alemán warns that Chavismo fuels the atomization of the opposition with several fronts of ‘dialogue’. But none of these fronts is seeking reform: “The regime knows that a reform leads to the […]
The National Assembly, elected in 2020 and whose legitimacy is questioned by the majority of the country and relevant actors of the international community, is the institution in charge of the designation of new electoral authorities. This new National Electoral […]
Far from electoral competitiveness, Venezuela is located in the symbolic field of electoral simulation, where voting does not equal electing and can even strengthen the mechanisms of totalitarian power Venezuela is once again at a decisive political crossroads. The constitutional […]
