By Armando Ortega. Venezuelans will, almost undoubtedly, identify themselves as either chavistas or anti-chavistas for the years to come. Hugo Chávez remains, particularly after his death, a polarising and divisive public figure. For some, he was a social-democratic hero, a rescuer of the poor and forgotten; for others, an awful president who was beginning to …
By Armando Ortega. The latest presidential election in Venezuela was held on October 7th, with the incumbent president, Hugo Chávez, facing the former governor of Miranda, Henrique Capriles. It was deemed by a sector of the international press as a face-off between David and Goliath. With the support of the state apparatus, as well as the …
By Scott Edwards. On December 3rd last year the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) was officially launched in Caracas. Its broad membership list encompasses all Latin American and Caribbean nations. The inauguration of the new regional organisation was received with much media attention and fanfare across Latin America, but attracted far less …
