How the mad, bad Maduro regime clings to power
Behind-the-scenes negotiations seek to ease him out of office
For a man who supposedly won an election, Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, looks worried. The gaudy tracksuit he sported during much of the campaign has been swapped for a solemn business suit. He seems irritable and exhausted in the repeated television rants in which he rails against “fascist” enemies. Days after a rigged election, it remains unclear whether he can remain in power.
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This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “The mad, bad Maduro regime clings on ”
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