"Although conciliatory, he reveals a persistent unease with a segment of the opposition that, he says, has judged him harshly. Capriles, an opposition leader, former mayor, former governor, and former presidential candidate, is concerned that the new political moment spoken of by interim president Delcy Rodriguez results in nothing more than an oil deal. He insists that without trustworthy institutions and freedoms, elections will change nothing."
"At some point, Venezuelans will debate how we got to this point, but one truth is undeniable: everything Maduro said would happen, didn't. Neither [Chinese President] Xi Jinping nor [Russian President Vladimir] Putin, two of his most important allies, came to his defense, suggesting a certain unanimity within the international community in seeing this as an opportunity, despite its implications for international law."
Henrique Capriles Radonski, 53, has re-entered Venezuelan politics as a National Assembly member in a Venezuela without Nicolas Maduro. He speaks cautiously, often pausing and elaborating, and expresses unease with a segment of the opposition that he says judged him harshly. Capriles warns that the new political moment under interim president Delcy Rodriguez risks becoming merely an oil deal. He insists that elections without trustworthy institutions and freedoms will change nothing. He observes that major foreign backers did not defend Maduro after his capture and that stabilization, recovery, and a longer transition are necessary for democratic restoration.
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