Hope for restoring Venezuelan democracy took another hit Sunday when dictator Nicolás Maduro’s security forces blocked opposition lawmakers from entering the National Assembly ahead of a vote for a new president of the chamber of deputies. The move was so brazen that even Mexico and Argentina, leftist allies of Caracas, objected. The maneuver allows the regime to take over the assembly, finishing a consolidation of power directed from Cuba and ending the best hope of removing the dictator via democratic means. If Venezuelans...

Source: Wall Street Journal January 07, 2020 00:00 UTC