Venezuela’s Bolivarian regime has been trampling on democracy, by degree, for 25 years while deftly managing international opinion to avoid too much backlash. Now, with Maduro defying fair elections, there may be no turning back.
Gabriel Salvia has served as a director of civil society organizations since 1992 and was a founding member of CADAL. His opinion columns on human rights issues in international relations and democratic governance are published in Clarín, Infobae, Perfil, La Nación and Global Americans.
Venezuela’s Bolivarian regime has been trampling on democracy, by degree, for 25 years while deftly managing international opinion to avoid too much backlash. Now, with Maduro defying fair elections, there may be no turning back.