Can Nicolás Maduro be stopped from stealing Venezuela’s election?
Peaceful protests and judicious diplomacy offer some hope
THERE COMES a moment in a country’s descent into dictatorship when a heavily armed regime tries to force millions of people to accept that black is white, bad is good and losers are winners. By so blatantly stealing the presidential election on July 28th, President Nicolás Maduro has ensured that for Venezuela that moment is now .
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This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “Latin America’s new Congo”
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