The middle class was always the opposition's core. But years of political failures and betrayals pushed this group, full of prophetic ladies from El Cafetal, towards depoliticization. In the age of Corina Yoris, is the middle class going back to politics?
Meet Maduro’s latest headache: the suddenly famous university professor who the opposition coalition has backed to fill for politically banned Maria Corina Machado in the Venezuelan presidential elections
Maduro's new crackdown could be ending the traditional type of opposition politics, consolidating his regime and making the need for a new type of opposition more urgent.
While valuable public art is falling apart, Caracas mayors install cartoon sculptures to image-wash their governments.
Maduro's highest court confirmed the political ban of María Corina Machado in the midst of a large scale intimidation campaign against the opposition
Maria Corina Machado and her allies must prepare for scenarios where Maduro sets up uncompetitive elections and the Biden administration doesn’t fully retaliate. The White House is eyeing a working relationship with Miraflores, whoever governs beyond 2024
María Corina Machado presented a four-parts plan to build up the way to Miraflores. But as the November 30th deadline approaches, she is still banned from running for office
The rump version of one Venezuela’s oldest parties, the Catholic-influenced Copei, just established an alliance with an evangelical party to oppose abortion, sex-ed and gay marriage. Will Christian conservatism grow within the opposition too?
Isolated cases of violence from colectivos, rainstorms, baseless fraud accusations from a rogue candidate and censorship didn’t avoid María Corina Machado from winning the Venezuelan opposition primaries
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
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