Venezuela’s Deep-Rooted Crisis
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Facing pivotal elections in 2024, Venezuela remains in crisis through a combination of socio-economic upheaval and dysfunctional rule that make it the largest problem in the Western Hemisphere. A Background of Authoritarian Rule and Governmental Dysfunction In 2018, Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro rigged a presidential election process, moving up the date for the vote from […]