July 26, 2024

What’s Left of the Venezuelan Opposition

Retrieved from Lechuginos

The big question here is whether it’s even possible to do opposition politics in Venezuela in 2020. What can you do beyond pandering to the Twitter echo chamber,  lobbying abroad for recognition and sending out invites to Zoom meetings with prominent figures? While the ability to secure assets abroad is key to any transition, transition won’t happen in a foreign court room. All politics is local, except ours. Without leaders on the ground able to rally Venezuelans in Venezuela to the cause, the dream of transition will remain out of reach.  By Rafael Osío Cabrices & Raúl Stolk. Full Text-> Caracas Cronicles

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