The Americas | Venezuela’s election

How the mad, bad Maduro regime clings to power

Behind-the-scenes negotiations seek to ease him out of office

Supporters of President Nicolas Maduro display a Venezuelan flag during a rally in Caracas, Venezuela on July 31st 2024
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For a man who supposedly won an election, Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, looks worried. The gaudy tracksuit he sported during much of the campaign has been swapped for a solemn business suit. He seems irritable and exhausted in the repeated television rants in which he rails against “fascist” enemies. Days after a rigged election, it remains unclear whether he can remain in power.

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