How the Venezuelan Opposition Can Move Beyond Just Demanding Elections
Here are five strategic elements the pro-democracy movement can adopt to renew itself
Tag: Venezuelan Opposition
Venezuela's Opposition Cannot Stay on the Sidelines after January 3
Political parties must back civil society in the institutional changes now underway. New justice system appointments present key chances
Venezuela’s Opposition Needs New Primaries for an Unprecedented Crossroads
The situation the US intervention created also reshapes the opposition’s needs ahead of an eventual presidential election
Is Venezuela Getting Ready for Post-Maduro Elections?
All of a sudden, opposition parties and some surprising figures are starting to behave as if presidential elections were on the horizon
Wait a Second… Who’s Enrique Márquez?
Trump introduced the Venezuelan politician in his State of the Union address. Was it just TV or was he tapping him for a role in Venezuela’s new era?
How to Corner Delcy Rodríguez in Her Own Ring
Opposition parties must reclaim the agenda chavismo tries to impose from the National Assembly, transforming it into a source of pressure
The Perils of a Delcy-Style Economic Order
Chavismo is pursuing a managed, US-backed economic opening without the political reforms that democratic transitions require. Will Venezuelans go along with it?
Winners and Losers from the Opposition’s Norway Trip
Having revisited the speeches and heard how Machado escaped despite “choppy seas and strong winds,” here’s how we think the opposition fared this week
A Moment of Vindication in Oslo
The speeches at the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony serve as a capstone rebuttal to those who once fell under the spell of chavismo’s social justice utopia
Jørgen Watne Frydnes on Venezuela's Struggle for Democracy
A transcript of the award ceremony speech given by Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee
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