Venezuela: Opposition Struggles in Face of Maduro Crackdown

Wilson Center NOW

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we highlight the latest from Venezuela in the aftermath of the disputed July 28th presidential election with Benjamin Gedan, Director of the Wilson Center’s Latin America Program. Gedan discusses the Maduro regime’s claims of victory, the government’s brutal crackdown on protesters, and the state of the opposition movement after presidential candidate Edmundo González fled into exile and with María Corina Machado in hiding within the country.