politics
diciembre 28, 2025
El País de España
Aunque lejos del esplendor del pasado, los mandos chavistas incrustados en el Estado venezolano enfrentan el asedio estadounidense de esta hora con la mira puesta en un solo objetivo: garantizar su continuidad en el poder, incluso en un eventual escenario bélico. En el Palacio de Miraflores, Nicolás Maduro y sus colaboradores no solo esperan salir […]
TL;DR
- Chavista leaders prioritize maintaining power through radicalizing the Bolivarian revolution and consolidating the Communal State.
- The government is tightening control by arresting opposition leaders and shrinking public debate spaces.
- The Communal State is presented as the ultimate goal of the revolutionary process, aiming for direct democracy and popular self-management.
- The state is investing in restructuring communes, which are being strengthened with military presence through Communal Integral Defense Units.
- The ruling party, PSUV, has agreed to move to an 'armed phase of the revolution' if aggression occurs and is preparing public administration workers for defense.
- A 'union constituent' is decreed to reorganize labor circles and ensure commitment to the revolutionary state.
- Proposals for a Constitutional Reform are being gathered to potentially change election regulations, constitutionalize communal organization, and increase military involvement.
- The National Popular Consultation process allows citizens to propose and vote on self-managed communal projects.
- The government is increasing pressure on the media, imposing censorship, and enacting laws with severe penalties for justifying coercive measures against the country.
- Opposition leaders and activists continue to be arrested.
- Despite years of effort and investment, the communal state model faces distrust and disinterest from the majority of the population.
- The government seeks to legitimize its actions through 'popular consultation' and hopes to regain national majorities when political conditions improve.