The deadline for a recall referendum
leading to a new presidential vote has now passed. Many accuse judges and
electoral officials of unfairly impeding this process. How is this affecting
tensions in the country? This was a political escape valve ― it was a way to
blow off political steam. People were channeling their frustration toward a
goal: a recall referendum in a legitimate democratic process. When that was
taken away from them, and without any obvious redress, that caused additional
frustration, and frankly, radicalization. My own personal view is that the
government is increasingly radicalized. I don’t think you can assume that the
opposition and people in the streets are going to remain passive. This is
really becoming quite a bad situation. Nothing radicalizes a population faster
than taking hope away from them. If they have nothing to lose, they have
nothing to lose. More…
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