Top election-candidacy story in VEN
Maduro in Venezuela is a bully and does not respect democracy. Now he
may
be ousted, but what would come next?
The article tries to spread Maduro's deserved condemnation on his predecessor, the late
President Chávez. That is unjust: Chávez was popular. He was reelected honestly, after the
people had defeated a coup attempt arranged by the US. He gave Venezuela more socialism but
did not eliminate capitalist business or democracy.
Maduro, by contrast, is not honest and has not done good for the people. He inspired strong
opposition, which he overcame by undermining democracy. But his opposition (including coup
leader Guaido, backed by the US) has not deserved support either. It showed signs of working
to restore the pre-Chávez plutocratist authoritarianism.
Opposition candidate González is described as a stand-in. For whom, I have to wonder. Will he
be an improvement over Maduro, or another authoritarian plutocratist?