| President Nicolas Maduro has called for an early election, Reuters reports (HT: CFR) for the opposition-controlled National Assembly. In public, opposition leader Juan Guaidó remains upbeat and unwavering. But during an interview, he acknowledged that the opposition’s capacity to operate is hurting, The New York Times reports. “The persecution has been savage,” he said in the empty hallway of one of the safe houses he uses.
As more of the ruling elite start to recognize Maduro’s unviability, evidence suggests that at least a portion of the regime has opened up to negotiate an exit, analyst Alejandro Arreaza writes for Americas Quarterly….
Venezuela is at a critical crossroads, according to the Democracy & Human Rights Working Group, a nonpartisan initiative convened by Arizona State University’s McCain Institute for International Leadership. For the first time in decades, a democratically elected leader is in a position to potentially end the criminal regime that has crippled Venezuela. Recommendations for the U.S. administration to support Venezuela’s return to democracy include…RTWT
Michael Allen
Special Assistant, Government Relations and Public Affairs
Editor, Democracy Digest
National Endowment for Democracy
1025 F Street, N.W., Suite 800, Washington, D.C. 20004
michaela@ned.org I 202-378-9606
www.ned.org I Facebook I Twitter I YouTube
www.demdigest.net I Facebook
|
More Stories
Vicente Feliú: “un revolucionario provocado puede ser muy peligroso”
Camila Acosta, de la estación policial al arresto domiciliario
Régimen multa a un vendedor ambulante con discapacidad por tomar un descanso