President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela’s inauguration for a third consecutive term comes amid escalating internal and international tensions.
Maduro has been accused of using new constitutional reform as a tool to consolidate his power amid loss of legitimacy and episodes of repression. This scenario unfolds in a country that has been facing political, economic, and social collapse for years.
Maduro claims that the constitutional reform aims to consolidate popular sovereignty. However, critics argue that its true purpose is to strengthen “Chavismo”, the ideology associated with the president between 1999 and 2013 Hugo Chávez.
