Venezuela, the years ahead
Richard Gott analyses the challenges that lie ahead for Hugo Chávez, after his victory in the elections of October 2012 in Venezuela, and looks at the people who will take over if Chávez' health does not last his six-year term.
“Order our extinction and bury us here”
The dramatic statement of a neglected Brazilian Indigenous community.
Nostalgia is not enough: why Venezuela’s opposition failed
The opposition in Venezuela needs to evaluate the reasons for its failure to defeat Hugo Chávez.
The elections in Venezuela: how much inequality in a democracy?
According to Margarita López Maya and Luis E. Lander, the inequalities between the two Venezuelan candidates raise questions about the model of democracy emerging in Venezuela and the rest of the region. In Spanish with an English summary
Polarisation and Prospects for Social Harmony in Venezuela
Hugo Chávez needs to address the deep divisions in Venezuelan society.
Mortality, Electoral Mandates, and Revolution
To consolidate '21st-century socialism' Hugo Chávez needs to achieve a synthesis between participatory and representative democracy.
Venezuela: what now?
Hugo Chávez has won again, and has promised to consolidate his revolution. But this means better, more transparent governance and improvements to his policy-making capacity.
A Hall of Shame for Venezuelan Elections Coverage
Keane Bhatt analyses the falsehoods published by international media organisations during the Venezuelan election campaign.
Venezuelan Pollsters, Their Records and the 2012 Race—Post-election Update
Iñaki Sagarzazu explains how some pollsters got it wrong when they predicted the outcome of the Venezuelan elections.
Election Day in Caracas
Rachael Boothroyd gives a lively account of election day in the capital.