Francisco Toro

Caracas Chronicles

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Venezuelan journalist, political scientists and blogger; founder of Caracas Chronicles, an opposition-leaning English language blog covering Venezuelan politics

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Venezuela, with the world's largest oil reserves, is in chaos after weeks of increasingly bloody violence on city streets and in middle-class neighborhoods.

Amid Nationwide Protest, Can Venezuelan Chavismo Survive?

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