Venezuela's Political Turmoil: Analyzing the Aftermath of Controversial Elections
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It has been a month and a half since Venezuela's most controversial elections took place. Nicolás Maduro proclaimed himself the winner of the July 28 elections, but the opposition alleged fraud from the very first minute. Venezuelan courts have sided with the president, yet official election documents demanded by various governments and organizations have yet to be released.
Since then, protests against and in support of the government have erupted both within and outside of Venezuela, accompanied by repression, detentions, accusations of attempted coups, and many uncertainties in a context that has driven nearly eight million Venezuelans to emigrate over the past decade. Some call for a change in direction, while others resist, asserting that Chavismo is stronger and more alive than ever.
Amidst this political earthquake, opposition leader Edmundo González has recently arrived in Spain as a political asylum seeker, reigniting media interest in Venezuela. In this program, we aim to understand the events of the past few weeks, who the opposition leaders are, their connections to the far-right, as well as future perspectives. What remains of the revolution initiated by Chávez? At what point is Madurismo today, and where is Venezuelan society heading?
We gather insights from Humberto Márquez, correspondent in Venezuela for the Uruguayan weekly Brecha, and previously with IPS FrancePresse and Sputnik among other international outlets. Joining us is sociologist and historian Lautaro Rivara, specializing in Latin American geopolitics. We also hear from Marianela Balbi Ochoa of the Instituto de Prensa y Sociedad Venezuela (Ipys) and speak with Juan Lenzo, spokesperson of Unión Comunera, a movement that integrates almost 70 social and community organizations in Venezuela currently on a tour in Europe.
We conclude our program with Arantxa Tirado, a political scientist and expert on Latin America, and author of "Venezuela: Beyond Lies and Myths," and journalist and Latin American politics expert Pablo Stefanoni, known for his articles such as "The Thorny Relationship of the Left with Venezuela."
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