Chavismo Is Testing Its Party Machine (Again and Again)
A communal consultation, as well as the Esequibo referendum, helps PSUV and its allies to be more precise on its very limited spending and identify the priorities towards July 28
Tag: chavismo
One Month Until “El Final”? Caracas Chronicles’ Electoral Season Editor’s Picks
As we approach July 28th, here in Caracas Chronicles we selected ten of our articles to help you understand where Venezuela stands.
Can Nicolás Maduro Win The Venezuelan Presidential Elections?
The electoral playing field for July 28 remains full of obstacles that Maduro could use to his favor, even if PSUV’s grassroots structure is considerably weaker than during the Chávez era
The CNE Agreement: Who’s Afraid of the Guarimba?
The Maduro government is staging a new pact not to comply with it but to use the traumas from 2017 and the middle class' anxiety
Game Theory and Venezuelan Politics: Unity Is The Game
The famous mathematic model can help explain which options Chavismo and the opposition are facing and how the opposition has forced Chavismo to devise a new strategy.
Maduro is Improving His Numbers Through Surgically Targeted Public Spending
We spoke with pollster Felix Seijas about what the polls indicate fifty days before the elections
The Film on Alex Saab that Maduro Really, Really Doesn’t Want You to Watch
The multi-awarded documentary series Frontline joined forces with the Venezuelan investigative team Armando.Info and director Juan Andres Ravell to tell a story that condenses the scale of corruption in modern Venezuela. On PBS since May 14th
Machado's Tour in Rural Portuguesa Shows Grassroots Chavismo’s Rebellion
The viral images around Maria Corina are a case study on the obliteration of what was Chavismo’s mighty political control over the western Venezuelan plains
How Chavismo Neutered The Strength of 1990s Venezuelan Activism
The Chavez and Maduro governments co-opted activists and destroyed the conditions for the activism that partly helped them to rise
Manuel Rosales: A Play in Two Acts – Or Faces
The governor of Zulia seems to expect he’s after the anti-government vote on July 28. But his history rather shows he’s the system’s candidate.
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