VENEZUELA POLITICAL CRISIS
Venezuela's contested political transition: regime opening under US pressure, opposition dynamics led by María Corina Machado, Chavismo internal purges, electoral calendar uncertainty, and economic expectations in Caracas.
4 articles
Venezuela, a Country on Hold
EL PAÍSVenezuela, un país provisional
4/26/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Venezuela's streets are buzzing with a fragile sense of hope as the expectation of change grows. Caracas oscillates between euphoria over possible economic improvement and desire for democratic normalcy, but the country remains politically provisional.
Venezuela's Opposition: Same Goal, Different Paths
EL PAÍSLa oposición venezolana: mismo fin, caminos distintos
4/26/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Venezuela's opposition factions agree on the goal of change but disagree on timing and depth of reforms ahead of elections. María Corina Machado leads the hope for change, but Washington has not fully committed to the opposition's strategy.
Internal Purges and External Tutelage: Chavismo Rebuilds Its Faith on the Ruins
EL PAÍSPurgas internas y tutela externa: el chavismo reconstruye su fe sobre las ruinas de Maduro
4/26/2026, 4:00:00 AM
The Chavista movement was prepared to die but not to submit to the United States. Delcy Rodríguez's new leadership is displacing the presidential couple's inner circle. Internal purges and US pressure are reshaping the power structure within Chavismo.
Venezuela Without Democracy
EL PAÍSVenezuela sin democracia
4/26/2026, 3:30:00 AM
Without an electoral calendar or the return of exiles, Venezuela's tentative political opening risks consolidating the regime under Trump's tutelage rather than producing genuine democratic transition.