According to former Wilson Scholar Margarita L贸pez Maya, without Hugo Ch谩vez's visible presence in Venezuela problems like declining infrastructure and economic stability are increasingly apparent.
On Monday, Feb. 25 the America鈥檚 Program of the Woodrow 乐鱼 体育 held a seminar on the current political situation in Venezuela. You can watch a webcast of the whole thing here.
There were a couple of key points in which the four presenters coincided.
Historian Margarita L贸pez Maya (Universidad Central de Venezuela) pointed out how the absence of President Hugo Ch谩vez is the key element of the current political situation. His charisma, along with high oil prices, have long been able to cover up an increasingly tenuous economic situation, declining infrastructure, and state dysfunction. Without his presence these problems are increasingly evident. She pointed out the ever increasing number of protests which now number about fifteen per day. In addition crime and violence is out of control, making Caracas the most dangerous capital in Latin America.
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