Surprising Results of an Unsurprising Win
In less than a week, Venezuela’s political landscape was electroshocked by the unexpected ways in which expected events took place. A sign that we are entering uncharted territory
Tag: Primaries
Organizing the Venezuelan Opposition Primaries Abroad
NGOs and parties around the world came together to organize an election for hundreds of thousands of dispersed Venezuelan voters
According to Polls, the Primaries Raised Venezuelans' Spirits
Expert pollster Félix Seijas explains how the old culture of vote in Venezuela has resurfaced around this Sunday’s event, even after so much trauma and with enduring caution
A Custom-Made Anti-Primaries “Opposition”
Chavista-controlled media and institutions are pushing an anti-primaries narrative through nominally opposition figures, coming hands clean and validating their attacks
Capriles and the Death of the Old Guard
The man who almost defeated Chavismo ten years ago checked out of the opposition primary election race with dwindling numbers and a weak excuse
Planning a Political Debate Under a Dictatorship
Professor Francisco Coello, one of the leading organizers of the debate that joined eight of the candidates to the opposition primaries, hopes that this will be the first of many events of this kind
Venezuelans Hold First Electoral Debate Since 2012
"The Candidates Speak" brought together eight of the pre-candidates of the opposition primaries
The Venezuelan Diaspora Should Register to Vote in the Primaries
If you can vote in any of the cities where the process will take place, don’t waste this opportunity to keep moving the needle, aunque sea un poquito, hopefully towards a democratic transition
A Trick to Defeat Chavismo’s Political Bans
Now that we know that chavismo is willing to move forward with political bans, the Venezuelan opposition needs to come up with a plan for the day after the primaries. Here's a proposal
Antonio Ecarri Wants Peace and Normality
Refusing to go to the primaries given that he doesn’t belong to the unitary platform, the leader of Alianza del Lápiz sells himself as the key to change in a post-polarization Venezuela
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