This Is How You Use a Supreme Court to Upend An Election
The Electoral and Constitutional Chambers contradicted their own jurisprudence in order to strip the opposition of a victory in Hugo Chávez’s home state
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John McClane Vs. Tyranny Inc.
It's a Pueblo People Christmas Special, yippee ki-yay MMGV
Succession, But Make It Chávez
Just like every Monday, here's an extract of our Political Risk Report. This week, however, we had to infuse it with an extra oomph just to keep up with everything that happened during the weekend
Right of Reply to “From Chavismo to Trumpism: the Felipe Pérez Martí Case”
We are publishing this piece as per Felipe Pérez Martí's right of reply to “From Chavismo to Trumpism: the Felipe Pérez Martí Case,” by Clifton Ross, published in January
Twitterzuela Users Also Lost Interest In Politics
Social media was at the center of Venezuelan regional elections, but instead of a conversation it was a bit of a mess
Venezuela Has No Opposition Left
The passivity around the stolen election in Barinas shows how political parties are no more than electoral committees, empty of meaning, and completely cut out the society they pretend to represent
Venezuela’s Highest Court Steals Home for Chavismo
The move by the government to steal the result in Barinas using the TSJ and the hostility towards the European Union electoral observation mission won’t hide what November 21st showed: chavismo’s electoral game is weak. Here's an updated extract of our Political Risk Report
Did the EU Give the Venezuelan Regional Elections a Passing Grade?
The first Electoral Observation Mission in 15 years released a preliminary report on the November 21st election. It describes how unfair voting is in Venezuela, but Maduro had assumed this risk
The Winners and Losers of Cohabitation
The 2021 regional elections in Venezuela confirmed disaffection and the weakening of political identities. But the elections also revealed a new landscape, still dominated by chavismo but especially by the need of a normal life
The World’s Biggest Orchestra Is the Regime’s Favorite Subject
This week, Probox Politwitter highlighted how the government used El Sistema’s Guinness World Record as one of the year’s most important pieces of propaganda
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