International Crisis Group
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Venezuelan Poll Surprise Opens Prospect of Peaceful Change
Venezuela’s opposition Democratic Unity coalition (MUD) won more than twice as many National Assembly seats as the Socialists in 6 December elections to the country’s parliament, a huge reversal for President Nicolás Maduro, heir of the late President Hugo Chávez.
In this Q&A, Crisis Group Senior Andes Analyst Phil Gunson discusses what the population’s turn against Maduro’s government means, and why Maduro so quickly accepted defeat, thus calming fears of post-election violence.
FULL Q&A (Via Crisis Group)
Photo: CRISIS GROUP/ Sofía Martínez
Source: Crisis Group