María Corina Machado's ability to adapt has turned opposition politics on its head and has subverted the meaning of elections in Venezuela: Can she turn that movement into something more after July 28th?
To have a fighting chance, the Venezuelan opposition has to learn to adapt and overcome - even beyond the electoral route.
Maduro's new crackdown could be ending the traditional type of opposition politics, consolidating his regime and making the need for a new type of opposition more urgent.
While the regime could contemplate a sham transition, led by another Chavista or a friendly “opposition” figure, Maduro is not willing to transfer the presidency. But a Nicaragua-like strategy could end up bursting its regime’s tensions
The passivity around the stolen election in Barinas shows how political parties are no more than electoral committees, empty of meaning, and completely cut out the society they pretend to represent
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