Economically, Venezuela has long stood on the precipice, now the power is escalating fight between President Maduro and the Opposition. The deciding factor may be how the military positioned, says expert Maihold.

In Venezuela, the events rush: hundreds of thousands of people went on the streets to protest against President Nicolas Maduro, who had only started two weeks ago after his controversial re-election the second term. Many rely on the Maduro ousted President of Parliament Juan Guaidó, said yesterday the interim President.

in Venezuela, the beginning of the end of the Maduro regime? The Latin America-expert Günther Maihold of the Foundation science and politics, doubts that at the present time. So far, the masses had not passed on the streets to overthrow Maduro’s “dictatorship apparatus,” said Maihold, in an Interview with tagesschau24. There is no unified Opposition in the country. In addition, should not be underestimated, that still etwaein fifth of the population Maduro support.

Günther Maihold, Foundation science and policy, to the protests in Venezuela
tagesschau24 11:00 PM, 24.01.2019

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