Venezuela’s political crisis is reaching crisis point as tensions rise between the two vying presidents; the incumbent Nicolás Maduro and Juan Guaidó.

On 23 January Guaidó, head of the National Assembly, pronounced himself as acting president, directly challenging Maduro.

This move followed controversial elections in May 2018, widely claimed to be rigged, and during an economic crisis of hyperinflation and resultant mass migration.

The United States, Canada, Australia, the European Parliament and most large Latin American economies have now recognised Guaidó as the legitimate interim president of Venezuela.

How will this fast-moving crisis unfold?

AIIA Victoria invites you to hear Dr Raul Sanchez-Urribarri shed light on this ongoing economic and political crisis.
Dr Raul Sanchez-Urribarri is Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Legal Studies at La Trobe University. He holds a Ph. D. in Political Science from the University of South Carolina (2010); an LL.M. from Cambridge University (1999), and a Law degree from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (1997). His research spans the intersection between Law and Politics to the operation of different political systems specialising in Latin America and Venezuela in particular. His work has featured in the Journal of Politics, Law and Social Inquiry and The Annual Review of Law and Social Science.

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