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AQ Podcast | Venezuela’s Election: How It Could Play Out
Venezuela’s election is coming up soon. How likely is it that the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro will accept the result?
![Opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia speaks at a rally in Guatire, Miranda, on May 31.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-2154891193-300x200.jpg)
In Venezuela, Some Chavistas Are Quietly Drifting Toward the Opposition
A reshuffle in political sympathies may increase the opposition’s chances in the upcoming July 28 election.
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AQ Podcast | Venezuela: Maduro’s and the Opposition’s Strategies
A look at what Nicolás Maduro and the opposition are hoping to accomplish with the July 28th election, which virtually nobody expects to be free or fair
![La líder opositora venezolana María Corina Machado habla a sus seguidores durante una manifestación en Caracas en enero de 2024. Incumpliendo el Acuerdo de Barbados, el régimen de Maduro opta por vivir en la pobreza. La oposición se enfrenta a una difícil decisión.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/MCM2-300x200.jpeg)
La Oposición Venezolana Debería Inspirarse en un Inusitado Personaje
¿Nombrarán María Corina Machado y los opositores al régimen a un candidato designado para burlar a un dictador que intenta desesperadamente mantenerse en el poder?
![Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado speaks to supporters during a demonstration in Caracas in Jan. 2024. Infringing the Barbados Accord, Maduro’s regime is choosing to live in poverty. The opposition faces a difficult decision of its own.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/MCM-300x200.jpg)
Venezuela’s Opposition Should Draw Inspiration From an Unlikely Figure
Will María Corina Machado and regime opponents name a proxy candidate to outsmart a dictator desperately trying to stay in power?
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Venezuela Stops Pretending. The World Should, Too
The international community faces tough decisions once again, after a high-profile arrest and expulsion.
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Venezuela’s Grand Bargain
Maduro and the opposition must overcome differences to salvage this year’s presidential election, writes an expert on hemispheric relations.
![Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his financier Alex Saab speak at a rally in the days before Maria Corina Machado, an opposition leader, was officially barred from participating in Venezuela's 2024 presidential elections.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/GettyImages-1955930786-300x200.jpg)
Maduro’s Unnecessary and Costly Disruption
As the Barbados accord is in question, Venezuela’s regime faces the reinstatement of oil and economic sanctions on April 18. Is this game over?
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AQ Podcast: Making Sense of Venezuela’s Elections
Another crossroads in Venezuela, as Maduro negotiates with Washington on conditions for elections in 2024.