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Since the end of February, Capriles has been pushing for ten points that, he argues, should set the opposition’s agenda for negotiations with the government. The points include the release of all the detainees for “political...
Read MoreI understand the rage. I understand how many expectations have been dashed by so many electoral campaigns. I understand the frustrations that have accumulated in a country that is divided into two parts that do not understand or...
Read MoreOn the heels of its electoral set back in the December municipal elections, the Venezuelan opposition is currently undergoing a process of debate, struggle and perhaps change. The opposition framed the December elections as a...
Read MorePosted by David Smilde | Dec 8, 2013 | Analysis
Today’s elections will be decisive in determining the political future of Henrique Capriles and the opposition coalition Mesa de la Unidad Democrática. For months they have pointed to these elections as a sort of plebiscite on...
Read MorePosted by David Smilde | Sep 26, 2013 | Analysis
In a country where political power is highly centralized in the national government, Venezuela’s December 8 municipal elections would seem to be unimportant. However, these will be the first elections after Nicolas Maduro’s...
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