In 2019 the international recognition of the National Assembly speaker in Venezuela boosted the expectation of democratic transition. Three years after, however, Maduro is still usurping the Presidency amidst a complex political and humanitarian crisis. This presentation summarizes a conference at Yale Law School that explains the political and economic evolution in Venezuela between 2017 and 2022, indicating some of the causes that could have led to the failure of the 2019 transition plan. By José Ignacio Hernández González. Full Text -> Academia

En 2019 el reconocimiento internacional del presidente de la Asamblea Nacional en Venezuela impulsó la expectativa de transición democrática. Sin embargo, tres años después, Maduro sigue usurpando la Presidencia en medio de una compleja crisis política y humanitaria. Esta presentación resume una conferencia en la Facultad de Derecho de Yale que explica la evolución by

Baltic foreign ministers Urmas Reinsalu, Edgars Rinkevics, Linas Linkevicius expressed support for a process shaped and driven by Venezuelans to establish an inclusive transitional government soon that will lead the country into free and fair presidential elections. Full Text-> ERRNews

THE “DEMOCRATIC transition framework” for Venezuela laid out by the Trump administration this week was described by some as a compromise, since it proposes that both regime leader Nicolás Maduro and U.S.-backed opposition head Juan Guaidó give up their dueling claims to be president in favor of a transitional government in which the two sides would share power. By Editorial Board. Full text -> Washington Post

This is essentially the same proposal that was being discussed last summer as part of the Norwegian-mediated negotiations, with one big difference. Coming less than a week after indicting the heads of every major branch of the Maduro government, it would seem the Trump Administration is trying to hard-wire who they think should not be part of a transition. This was a main point of contention during last summer’s negotiations with the U.S. reluctant to endorse any transition plan that allowed Maduro to preside over new elections.By David Smilde and Dimitris Pantoulas. Full text -> WOLA

 ( March 31). Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza rejected firmly on Tuesday Washington‘s crisis settlement plan, envisioning the creation of an interim government and elections within the next year. By Faizan Hashmi. Full text-> UrduPoint

The Trump administration is calling for a transitional government in Venezuela made up of the opposition and some members of President Nicolas Maduro’s Socialist Party and is laying out for the first time how U.S. sanctions might eventually be lifted, including on the vital oil sector. By Matt Spetalnick,. Full text -> National Post