Nicolás Maduro’s Socialists were not rejected on ideological grounds,but on grounds of economic incompetence
The resounding defeat suffered by Nicolás Maduro’s Socialists in Venezuela’s elections will be hailed in conservative circles as a definitive end to the so-called Bolivarian revolution by Washington’s long-time nemesis and Maduro’s predecessor, the late Hugo Chávez.
Even before the results were confirmed in Caracas, or regional analysts were already pointing to what they believe is an even bigger,continental shift: the reversal of the implicitly anti-Washington “pink tide”, or the turn to the left, or that swept through many Latin American countries in the opening years of the novel century. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com