She said the late President Hugo Chavez politicized Venezuela’s military as he installed a socialist system. David Smilde, a Venezuela expert, said the opposition’s thus far unsuccessful attempt to trigger an uprising should provoke a round of reflection. At a large pro-Maduro rally Wednesday, ruling party leader Diosdado Cabello said that “as a bloc” Venezuela’s military remained intact and united behind Maduro. At the Plaza Francia in Caracas’ Altamira neighborhood, protesters jammed the streets in one of the opposition’s biggest demonstrations yet. Giancarlo Morelli of the British analysis group Economist Intelligence Unit said Maduro faces peril whatever path he takes with Guaidó over the uprising attempt.

Source: Washington Post May 01, 2019 23:37 UTC