Nicolás Maduro’s fraud foretold

By Simón Rodríguez Originally published by The New Arab, August 6 Photograph: Fernando Vergara Massive protests have erupted across Venezuela. Repression has left more than two thousand people arrested, many of them forcibly disappeared, hundreds injured and 22 killed in a week. In hundreds of cities, in the poorest barrios, self-convened crowds have taken to the streets in … Continue reading Nicolás Maduro’s fraud foretold

Chavismo and the parliament: killing the tiger but fearing its fur

By Simon RodriguezPhoto credit: Andrea Hernandez (AP) Russian government spokespersons had already predicted, speaking to Bloomberg, that Guaido would not be re-elected as president of the National Assembly (AN) on January 5th. So the military siege of the Legislative Palace and the election of deputy Luis Parra as president of the parliament without the statutory … Continue reading Chavismo and the parliament: killing the tiger but fearing its fur

The Chavista Armed Forces: Neither Socialist nor Anti-imperialist

Author: Simón Rodríguez Porras | Photos by Oswaldo Pacheco Guzmán (used by Venezuelan Voices with the author’s permission) The military act commemorating the 6th anniversary of Chávez's death, on March 5 at the Cuartel de la Montaña, in Caracas, was the scene for Maduro's recognition of several members of the different components of the armed forces. Some … Continue reading The Chavista Armed Forces: Neither Socialist nor Anti-imperialist