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U.S. demands for transparent elections in Venezuela contrast with its long history of backing opposition leaders like María Corina Machado. In the latest election, the economic crisis and U.S. sanctions leave Venezuelans with difficult choices. Read Edward Hunt's full analysis here: shorturl.at/3IcIG #presidentialelections2024#opinion

#Opinion | In the past six years, US foreign policy towards Venezuela can be encapsulated in one word: sanctions. There have been other aspects to it, like the propping up of a self-proclaimed “interim government.” But economic coercive measures have been front and center, both in terms of their widespread use and their impact on the Venezuelan people. The calls for sanctions relief have grown steadily in recent months, from multilateral organizations, some Democratic officials and even foreign policy experts. The first group points to the collective punishment of Venezuelan civilians, the second to the pressure on US borders from increased migration, and the third argues that the policies have “failed.” It is worth laying out what this “failure” entails. US policies have certainly failed in their primary declared goal of triggering regime change and ousting the Bolivarian Revolution. But from a broader perspective, sanctions are generating some very significant long-term consequences that have begun to take shape in recent months. https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/15805