Constituyente Bloodbath for Vennys
Venezuelan bonds collapsed to 15-month lows as the Constituyente doomsday clock ticked towards midnight.
Venezuelan bonds collapsed to 15-month lows as the Constituyente doomsday clock ticked towards midnight.
Announcing a beyond-crazy turnout figure, Tibisay Lucena puts the final nail in the National Elections Council's credibility.
Your daily briefing for Monday, July 31, 2017. Translated by Javier Liendo.
The election was fake, but the violence was real: a detailed look at the mayhem nationwide as Venezuelans reject the government’s attempt to institutionalize dictatorship.
Ciudad Guayana is a government bastion —tons of state workers around. Their stories are consistent: they’re all being told explicitly they either vote or they’re fired.
Nobody understands today’s election system. With everything on the line, this might as well be a lottery.
As the threat of an Constituent Assembly that lifts even notional limits on what the crazies can do, the dystopian vibe in our public sphere deepens.
Your briefing for Saturday, July 29, 2017. Translated by Javier Liendo.
Sunday’s election is a giant charade, so how do you get people to go out and vote? By laying on the intimidation like there’s no tomorrow. Because, if you fail, there may not be.
The most surprising revelation in The Economist’s cover story this week is that Manuel Rosales has some fans in London.
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