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1 – 10 of 40In response to anti-government demonstrations, President Nicolas Maduro on May 1 unveiled plans to convene a national constituent assembly to advance state reforms and a national…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB220636
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Recent weeks have seen some progress toward agreement on opposition participation in National Assembly elections scheduled for year-end -- but this would include only a section of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251282
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This is the second time in 17 years the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) has been defeated at the ballot box and the first time that it has lost control of the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB207203
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Prospects for Venezuela in 2017.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB214882
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The build-up to Venezuela's December 6 elections shows continuity with conflictive electoral cycles of the past 15 years. Inconclusive opinion polls caution against a bullish…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB206521
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‘Interim president’ Juan Guaido and 26 parties have already ruled out participation in the elections. However, absent a strategy for removing incumbent Nicolas Maduro and amid…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254525
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In a major misstep linked to frantic efforts to raise monies for looming bond payments, on March 29 the Supreme Court (TSJ) temporarily usurped the functions of the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB220045
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Pressure on Caracas has intensified over recent weeks, elevating expectations that President Nicolas Maduro will be forced to stand down well ahead of the December 2018…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB219746
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Over the holiday period, the government seized the political initiative ahead of a difficult year that will end with legislative elections. Maduro reshuffled his foreign policy…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB195938
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There will be intense domestic and international pressure to delay National Assembly elections in order to improve conditions for a free and fair vote. A delay would strengthen…