President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum is AMLO’s preferred successor. But history shows the “dedazo” doesn’t always translate to power behind the scenes.
Nicolás Maduro "has shut the door on any hope for peaceful change" in Venezuela, says AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to The Boston Globe.
Protests, mass detentions and intimidation marked the first week after the presidential vote. Although complex, pathways to a democratic transition still exist.
Joe Biden "adoptó una posición a la brasileña, de cautela estratégica" con respecto a la situación en Venezuela, dice Brian Winter de AS/COA a La Nación.
The authoritarian bloc's "interests are not to manage the crisis, but disrupt the system," says AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to The Washington Post.
The president is pursuing signature reforms as time runs short and problems mount.
The Venezuelan people have taken risks for democracy. Those who voted for change deserve our support, writes AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth for U.S. News.
