Dialogue Progress (Ironically) Returns MUD to Helm of Venezuelan Opposition
Sign at Limón Street in opposition stronghold of El Cafetal (Caracas) says: “We came down to...
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Venezuelan Opposition Struggles to Reinvent Itself
On 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 MoreElection Day Briefing—Henrique Capriles and the Mesa de la Unidad Democrática
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 MoreSelecting Opposition Candidates for Venezuela’s Municipal Elections
Given its internal heterogeneity, candidate selection posed a serious challenge right from the beginning for opposition coalition Mesa de la Unidad Democrática (MUD). The MUD decided that most of its candidates would be chosen...
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