The sad death of the Latin American left
Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez and Brazil’s Luiz Inacio da Silva dreamed of a new world order. Their successors watched it fall to pieces.
Christopher Sabatini
December 11, 2015
Will it be a majority or a supermajority in Venezuela, and why this matters
On Sunday, Venezuela held elections for all 167 seats in its National Assembly. The opposition coalition, the United Democratic Roundtable (MUD), captured a majority, but as of midday on Monday, we don’t yet know how big that majority will be because some races were initially declared too close to call.
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December 7, 2015
Venezuela opposition scores surprise win. But don’t count chavismo out.
Venezuela’s political opposition rode a wave of economic discontent in Sunday’s elections to win the majority of legislative seats for the first time in 16 years. It’s a historic shift for the oil-rich nation that’s spent the past nearly two decades under a socialist regime that had few checks on its power.
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December 7, 2015
Conspiracy theories won’t save the governing party in Venezuela
Venezuela approaches elections for its National Assembly on December 6 in a state of political uncertainty. With oil prices cratering, the country is in an economic
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December 4, 2015
What to Watch in the Venezuelan Elections
Chances are that the opposition Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) will win a majority of votes in Sunday’s legislative elections in Venezuela. But, an opposition victory is no guarantee of a political shift. Here are some areas to watch beyond the typical and tired storylines on the elections.
Greg Weeks
December 3, 2015
157 legislators call for “free, transparent and democratic” elections in Venezuela
In the run-up to the Venezuelan legislative elections on December 6th, 157 legislators from the United States, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru sent a joint letter to President Nicolas Maduro.
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November 12, 2015
Looking into the Black Box of Venezuela’s Economy
Spotting evidence of the destruction that Venezuela’s politicians have inflicted on the economy isn’t terribly hard. In fact, you start to see it as soon
Juan Nagel
July 17, 2015
Why Venezuela’s economy is in such a tailspin
Huffington Post interviewed LatinAmericaGoesGlobal editor Chris Sabatini on the economic situation in Venezuela. We read a lot in the press about Venezuela’s unusual currency system,
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May 17, 2015
A Walker-Maduro mullet-off?
Should Scott Walker win the U.S. presidency in 2016 and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro remain in power until Walker is sworn in (2017), we face the prospect of two formerly mullet-ed presidents in opposing countries. Who’s mullet was better in the 1980s?
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May 12, 2015
John Oliver on the Maduro-mango incident
John Oliver gives his take on President Maduro’s mango-incident and its implications for governance and popular participation.
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May 6, 2015