"As the harsh reality sets in that Venezuela's authoritarian regime remains essentially unchanged even without Nicolas Maduro, activists who have spent years fighting for the country's return to democracy are unsure about what the next steps should be. They agree that the country should very soon either hold new elections or install the retired diplomat Edmundo Gonzalez widely believed to have won the 2024 election but neither option appears to be on the White House's agenda at the moment."
"After capturing Maduro and taking control of Venezuela's oil, Trump could have chosen to install Gonzalez whose victory the opposition has demonstrated through collected tally sheets but instead decided to leave the former dictator's entire cabinet in charge of the country, claiming it would now operate under White House oversight. Yet despite US assertions that the acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, has so far been playing along repression continues."
Venezuela's authoritarian regime remains largely intact despite Nicolas Maduro's absence, and activists are uncertain about next steps. Activists demand either new elections or installation of retired diplomat Edmundo Gonzalez, widely believed to have won 2024, but the White House has not prioritized either option. After Maduro's capture and U.S. control of Venezuela's oil, the U.S. left Maduro's cabinet in place under claimed oversight rather than installing Gonzalez. Repression continues: armed militias patrol streets, phone searches occur, teenagers were detained, and nearly 1,000 political prisoners remain jailed. Sociologists describe the moment as Chavismo 3.0 under leaders like Delcy Rodriguez and Diosdado Cabello.
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