In this release...
The U.S. presidential campaign season is rapidly taking on the political coloration of what can be expected from the
low-grade ideological polemics that bulk so large in the political outcomes in Venezuela. Conservative opposition
candidate Leopoldo Lopez had decided to re-cast himself as a vice-presidential candidate alongside a Capriles Radonski
presidency.
This analysis was prepared by Jeniree Vasquez Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs.
To read the full analysis, click here.
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Thursday January 25, 2012 | Research Memorandum 12.6
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