Venezuela: Democracy Hangs On

Authoritarians are stepping up their offensive against democracy promotion, and democracy-assistance organizations will have to meet the challenge.

A review of Strong Parties and Lame Ducks: Presidential Partyarchy and Factionalism in Venezuela, by Michael Coppedge and Democracy for the Privileged: Crisis and Transition in Venezuela, by Richard S.…

While charges of electronic fraud in the actual voting or vote-counting are unproven, the dubious and even illegal tactics that the Chavez regime used throughout the larger process point to…