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Latin American Program in the News: Nicolas Maduro is sworn in as Venezuelan president after disputed vote

Cindy Arnson

Director Cynthia J. Arnson remarks on how politically divided Venezuela finds itself after its recent elections, which may have profound repercussions on Maduro's ability to govern the country effectively.

“To be able to do anything with the country deeply divided and 49 percent of the population questioning if you even have a right to be president is going into it with your hands tied behind your back,” said Cynthia Arnson, who directs the Latin America program at Washington’s Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Arnson, the Woodrow Wilson analyst, said that the electoral council’s decision and Maduro’s acceptance were positive developments. But she also wondered how it would turn out, with Maduro now the president.

“Venezuela excels in bizarre situations in governance,” she said. “So you have agreed to an audit that takes a month to do and at the same time you have Maduro being inaugurated.”

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Cindy Arnson

Cynthia J. Arnson

Distinguished Fellow, Latin America Program
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The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the Wilson Center’s strength as the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action.  Read more

Latin America Program

The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the Wilson Center’s strength as the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action.  Read more