Venezuela Opposition to Boycott Vote

Mr. Maduro is seeking to take advantage of the electorate’s reluctance to participate in a system widely perceived as rigged, according to Francisco Rodríguez, who tracks Venezuela at the New York investment firm Torino Capital. (…) “There are multiple examples in which authoritarian governments lose power after trying to rig an election,” said Mr. Rodríguez, citing Chile in 1988 and Nicaragua in 1990.

The Wall Street Journal, February 21, 2018 – EEUU