Heading to Another Historic Election
Venezuelan-Americans share how they are experiencing the media storms, the polarization, and their own memories of political unrest in the wake of the U.S. elections
Venezuelan-Americans share how they are experiencing the media storms, the polarization, and their own memories of political unrest in the wake of the U.S. elections
This U.S. election cycle has forced us Venezuelan-Americans to face the complexities of belonging, even if it triggers memories we’d love to leave behind, even if some people don’t want us to speak up
The regime said it would pardon 110 people, including some political prisoners. But this is what Maduro’s "pardon" really means beyond the numbers and the propaganda
Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Chávez and Maduro and “Europe’s last dictator”, is facing an unprecedented challenge to his power after rigging an election. What if Putin’s protégé falls under civilian pressure?
Using the TSJ to take over main opposition parties right after appointing the new CNE board of authorities, the regime wiped out the chances of de-escalation and doesn’t expect there will be a price to pay
In December 2015 Venezuelan democracy took one big gasp for air, and chavismo decided that it would be its last. The murder weapons? CNE and TSJ
The third item in Caretaker President Guaidó’s plan, organizing free and fair elections, would take three months at the very minimum. And it's not just about getting rid of the chavista die-hards on the electoral board.
One study shows that elections often create short-term stability problems for dictatorial regimes, but those that ride out the electoral wave end up even more entrenched than before.
As the crisis deepens and the possibility of an election to approve a new Constitution hovers over our heads, the old debate of voting or not in an election without fair conditions resurfaces stronger than ever before. What has changed?
A young mother living in a State’s Housing Program building had to suck it up on election day, afraid of Big Brother’s reprisal for not voting... or was it opportunism?
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