50 Ways to Nullify an Election
Time was when chavismo would've known to use the Economic Emergency decree to divide MUD's caucus once again. It seems like that kind of tactical deftness is behind them.
Politics
Chavismo Forfeits the Fight Over the Economic Emergency Decree
Friday morning, for the first time, the New Majority in the National Assembly asserted its institutional power, refusing to pass Maduro’s half-baked Economic Emergency Decree.
Diosdado's clipped wings
On December 5th, there's one thing just about nobody foresaw about the underground power struggle between the revolution's ultimate frenemies: that Maduro might win it.
Memoria y Cuenta Liveblog
Venezuela’s 2016 Memoria y Cuenta (our tropical State of the Union) address has just finished. It was followed – and overshadowed – by an unprecedented, electrifying 35-minute long,...
Good news: Maduro will grin-and-bear-it through his Memoria y Cuenta
Maduro will be giving his his Memoria y Cuenta —the criollo version of the State of the Union address— before the National Assembly. Go grab a huge bucket of popcorn, and take the afternoon off.
StepUpYourGame.gov.ve
It’s been nine days since the opposition took control of the National Assembly. Our sympathies lie with them. Having to deal with the clash of constitutional powers, rowdy chavistas...
Everybody watched
It was a moment that electrified Venezuela. The opening of the MUD-run National Assembly drew astronomical viewing figures on TV.
The Constitutional Clash We Want
MUD needs to take ownership of the Constitutional Clash, quickly leveraging its National Assembly majority into a compelling case for regime change. Here's how.
Henry and The Aristóbulo Factor
One way to read MUD's U-Turn over the three Amazonas State diputados is that an embryonic modus vivendi is arising from negotiations with the new Vice-president.
Ramos Allup: Questioned Amazonas State Deputies Will Ask to be "Disincorporated" from the National Assembly
Speaking on CNN en Español minutes ago, the National Assembly President has announced the three questioned Amazonas deputies will ask to be excluded from the National Assembly while they prepare their defense. #AnabellaWin
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