Venezuela: International Efforts to Resolve the Political Crisis
Security Theme
State Stability and Infrastructure
Keywords
Political Stability, Organization of American States, Lima Group, United Nations, European Union, International Contact Group
Description
Venezuela, still under the authoritarian rule of Nicolás Maduro, is mired in a deep economic and humanitarian crisis worsened by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID19) pandemic. Maduro—narrowly elected in 2013 after the death of Hugo Chávez (president, 1999-2013)—and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) took de facto control of the National Assembly, the last independent branch of government, in January 2021. Maduro has resisted U.S. and international pressure to step down. Meanwhile, international support for opposition leader Juan Guaidó, the former National Assembly president once regarded as interim president by the United States and nearly 60 countries, appears to have stagnated.
Venezuela: International Efforts to Resolve the Political Crisis
Venezuela, still under the authoritarian rule of Nicolás Maduro, is mired in a deep economic and humanitarian crisis worsened by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID19) pandemic. Maduro—narrowly elected in 2013 after the death of Hugo Chávez (president, 1999-2013)—and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) took de facto control of the National Assembly, the last independent branch of government, in January 2021. Maduro has resisted U.S. and international pressure to step down. Meanwhile, international support for opposition leader Juan Guaidó, the former National Assembly president once regarded as interim president by the United States and nearly 60 countries, appears to have stagnated.
