Authors:
José Alberto López Rafaschieri and Luis Alberto López Rafaschieri
www.morochos.net
The victory against Chavez's constitutional reform in 2007 and the opposition's performance in the 2008 regional elections, were events that calmed tensions in Venezuela. For the first time since Chavez became president, he acknowledged his defeat -in 2007- and lost at the hands of the opposition -in 2008- governorships that were previously held by Chavistas. Which proved in a way that Chavez could tolerate some kind of opposition.
But as is often the case with Chavez, the moderate tone was only an excuse to gain time and retaliate with more radicalization. After approving the indefinite re-election in February 2009, Chavez has been dedicated to accelerate his revolution: He started criminal proceedings against opposition leaders, created new laws that go against the Constitution -to increase his powers and legalize the communists reforms- he ordered his followers to destabilize states not controlled by the chavismo to show that only Chavistas control the people, took control of ports and roads to keep regional opponents with less resources, and increased his nationalization program and harassment against the private sector.
So, if by accepting the constitutional reform defeat in 2007, and the loss of governorships in 2008, Chavez was able to control passions in Venezuela, his extremist actions of 2009 are doing everything opposite, reviving the Venezuelans' fears about dictatorship and communism.
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