Maduro’s Tightened Grip Forces Opposition to Lower Its Sights
- Its leaders must decide on elections and negotiations
- Guaido and Capriles disagree on how much to compromise
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Not that long ago, Juan Guaido was hailed as the future of Venezuelan democracy, embraced by dozens of nations as the legitimate president over Nicolas Maduro. He had downtown offices and held weekly rallies with tens of thousands of supporters.
Those days are gone. Maduro has survived beyond expectations, placing Guaido so on the defensive that he’s now fighting for leadership of the opposition against a veteran colleague, Henrique Capriles. In separate interviews, the two men discussed the acute dilemma now dividing their movement: whether and how to take part in upcoming local elections and negotiations with the government.