Venezuela is a weapon used by the extreme right and the most cynical sectors of the right. The chaotic and opaque process of registering candidates for the presidential elections on July 28 is the umpteenth example of this.

The registration of candidates even caused a clash between Gustavo Petro, who since coming to power in 2022 worked to build bridges with Caracas, and Maduro. “There is no cowardly left, there is the probability of, through deepening democracy, changing the world,” wrote the Colombian president.