Spain’s Venezuela paradox

Pedro Sánchez has a Venezuela problem. A growing number of Venezuelans are fleeing hunger, violence and political chaos and taking refuge in Spain. For the Spanish prime minister, the controversial role played by one of his predecessors, Madrid’s soft approach, and the links between Caracas and Sánchez’s parliamentary allies could have a big impact on his future. As the head of the most fragile government in modern Spanish history, Sánchez can ill-afford a misstep in his response to the crisis in a country whose economy is in free fall and which has seen millions of its people flee because of hyperinflation and food and medicines shortages. More…