Low Turnout, Incumbents Toppled
Looks like an opposition landslide on dismally low turnout…here in Japan, of course.
Francisco Toro
Quico Toro is the founder of Caracas Chronicles.
Races-to-Watch Round-Up
With 23 state governorships up-for-grabs in tomorrow’s regional elections, it’s time to check again the state-by-state lay of the land, thanks to Gustavo Hernández Acevedo, who has been...
Who's the one with cancer?
Daniel Pratt has this uncanny knack for making even the most nihilistic little rants somehow fun to read…it’s hard to put your finger on how he does it,...
A sobering thought
It’s strange to think that Hugo Chávez might be dead right now. Or he might die in the next 72 hours. Either way, we’d only hear about it...
A Portrait of the Yes Man as a Young Man
I’m still amazed by the sheer dearth of information we have about our soon-to-be-president. Once more, Ultimas Noticias comes to the rescue, with a juicy article that’s long...
Sooner rather than later?
OK, Nico, you’re freaking me out now… Watch it with the sound off…ufff.
What do we really know about Maduro?
In my TNR piece on the launch of transition, I stress the idea that we don’t actually know anything at all about Nicolás Maduro, Although he’s held a...
Sunday's De Facto Primary
One thing’s for sure: in the (now very likely) event of early presidential elections, the CNE calendar is going to be a circus. The thirty days stipulated between...
The coming demise of the Trollibarian Republic...
I probably shouldn’t, but I can’t help but point to this web comic, which made the rounds in the hours following Chávez’s triumphal return from Cuba last Friday,...
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