Nicolas Maduro for beginners: From bus driver to Venezuela's most powerful man

By the time Juan Guaidó declared himself interim president in 2019, Venezuela had entered a condition of suspended legitimacy. Competing claims to authority coexisted with a shared sense of exhaustion. Maduro endured because stalemates favour incumbents who can wait, and waiting became his governing method.

Jan 4, 2026 - 18:30
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Nicolas Maduro for beginners: From bus driver to Venezuela's most powerful man
By the time Juan Guaidó declared himself interim president in 2019, Venezuela had entered a condition of suspended legitimacy. Competing claims to authority coexisted with a shared sense of exhaustion. Maduro endured because stalemates favour incumbents who can wait, and waiting became his governing method.

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