Throughout history, our leaders fell into the trap of losing the composure that historical change required. Machado and Gonzalez Urrutia should look at the mistakes of Acción Democrática during the transition they attempted in 1945 with some tricky travel companions
We spoke with pollster Felix Seijas about what the polls indicate fifty days before the elections
Our geodata maps on the primary and the presidential campaigns reveal the extent of the candidates routes, the parties' regional networks, and the magnitude of Chavista attacks
Like Spain’s Adolfo Suárez, María Corina Machado’s intransigence could be helping her gain momentum and force the regime’s hand
Meet the opposition’s candidate: the former diplomat supported by María Corina Machado who could become the unlikely leader of a democratic transition in Venezuela.
A new mass event, this time including presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia, brings the María Corina phenomenon closer to the capital in a former Chavista stronghold
María Corina Machado's ability to adapt has turned opposition politics on its head and has subverted the meaning of elections in Venezuela: Can she turn that movement into something more after July 28th?
Chavismo promoted participation at the height of Hugo Chávez’s popularity, before turning into a massive barrier to electoral rights. The patterns they developed are still in place
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
It branded itself as the post-polarization party of the Pax Bodegonica. Now, by refusing to support the unitary candidate, FV has chosen self-destruction
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