Andreas E. Feldmann: The fact that it is the first time a
gecretary-general invokes the charter makes it an unexpected move. That shines
a light on the deep concern that Luis Almagro seems to have about the situation
in Venezuela. So what he has done is call on the member states to take up a
stance on the issue.
The situation is Venezuela is not new. Why didn't he take
the step before?
One factor is that many left-wing parties in Latin America,
which were likely to support the socialist regime, have lost their last
elections. Argentina's new president, Mauricio Macri, has been one of the most
active critics of Nicolas Maduro. The most recent case was Brazil's impeached
president, Dilma Rousseff. The second factor is that Almagro might have felt
that the Venezuelan regime has crossed a given line repressing the opposition
with the Supreme Court blocking parliamentary decisions that favor the
government. More…
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