“If Bolivians achieved it, we can achieve it, too.”Called by opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who is recognized as Venezuela’s legitimate leader by more than 55 nations including the United States, the anti-Maduro protests unfolded across Venezuela. Painful U.S. sanctions — including an embargo on Venezuelan oil — have damaged a Venezuelan economy already on life support. As some Venezuelans have watched the events in Bolivia unfold, many have wondered why, despite protests, sanctions and negotiations, Maduro hasn’t suffered Morales’s fate. Venezuela’s government is more openly autocratic, controlling institutions — including the military — to a much higher degree. Venezuela’s often-divided opposition has also made what observers describe as bad strategic choices over the past years and months.

Source: Washington Post November 16, 2019 18:45 UTC