A Victory of the Opposition at Upcoming Parliamentary Election is Up to All Venezuelans

The parliamentary elections to be held on December 6 have some peculiar characteristics. First of all, the maduro-cabellismo regime will get there being the same minority as some time ago. This marks the first time since 1998 that the democratic sectors of the country have a majority of the Venezuelan electorate, as all opinion polls reflect.  In addition, the maduro-cabellismo regime is still doing without a leader. Neither of them have been able to replace the late Hugo Chávez. It is true this will not be the first election without Chávez, but the date of his passing is increasingly distant now and his memory has resulted in a deep rift within chavismo and the people who call themselves chavistas and that continue to support the Government, and those who bear an important distinction: they are chavistas but not maduristas in any way. More…