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Who's Left to Oppose Venezuela's Maduro?

By Félix Seijas Rodríguez

Threats to Nicolás Maduro’s hold on power look more likely to come from within chavismo than from without.

The nearly two months since Nicolás Maduro won a rigged presidential election on May 20 have not been good to Venezuela’s opposition. Though the opportunity was there, Maduro’s opponents – both those backing abstention and those supporting candidate Henrí Falcón – failed to come up with an election strategy that could have put meaningful pressure on the government. As a result, all of them emerged on May 21 looking as divided and feckless as ever. 

What comes next for Venezuela’s opposition – and whether change is now more likely to come from within chavismo than from...

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