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July 30, 2017 Venezuelan election triggered riots
On July 30, 2017 (June 8, 2017, the Venezuelan election triggered riots. On July 30, 2017, Venezuela held a controversial Constituent Assembly election, which triggered deadly violence. Troops and demonstrators attacked each other in the capital, Caracas, and various places. Some demonstrators were killed, and soldiers, candidates and opposition parties were also shot dead. The picture shows the police being thrown with explosives. Analysts believe that the Maduro government has the ability to withstand pressure, and in the medium and long term, the struggle between the ruling and opposition parties in Venezuela will remain fierce, and the domestic political situation of Venezuela will become increasingly complex with the intervention of the United States. On May 1 this year, Venezuelan President Maduro announced the launch of the constitution-making process and re-enacting the national constitution to maintain national peace, promote domestic dialogue, and resolve the current political crisis. Analysts believe that the Maduro government is fully promoting the constitution in the hope of taking back the parliament controlled by the opposition coalition and regaining legislative power, thereby occupying a favorable position in the struggle between the ruling and opposition parties. Recently, the opposition coalition held a "referendum" completely bypassing the electoral organs. According to opposition statistics, more than 7 million voters participated in and voted against holding the Constituent Assembly election, accounting for about one-third of all voters. Based on this, the opposition coalition demanded that the Maduro government immediately suspend the Constitutional Assembly, hold continuous protests such as demonstrations and national strikes, and form a "parallel government" to put pressure on it. At the same time, U.S. President Trump also issued an ultimatum to Venezuela, saying that if Venezuela holds a Constituent Assembly representative election on July 30, the United States will take "tough and rapid economic measures" against Venezuela. In order to maintain domestic peace and stability, in recent months, the Maduro government has placed top priority on ensuring the successful holding of the Constitutional Convention. Maduro has appointed several important cabinet members to resign from public office to run for deputies to the Constitutional Assembly, and has actively mobilized more than 7 million members of the country's ruling party to participate in the election and voting. However, the opposition coalition refused to recognize and participate in the Constitutional Convention, nor did it recommend any candidates to participate, but only escalated protests to boycott. Therefore, if the election is successfully held, there should be no doubt that the ruling party will win. Venezuelan National Election Commission Chairman Lucena said on the 29th that more than 14500 polling stations for the Constituent Assembly election are all ready, and technical and security personnel are all in place. Judging from the basis of public opinion, the Maduro government has the ability to withstand pressure. Wang Peng, secretary-general of the Center for Central American and Caribbean Studies at the Latin American Institute of China Academy of Social Sciences, pointed out that only more than 7 million voters participated in the "referendum" previously held by the opposition party, which was less than the opposition party's 7.7 million votes in the 2015 parliamentary elections., also lower than the opposition party's expectation of 11 million. In addition, opposition parties have held protests for more than three consecutive months, during which violent incidents resulted in 107 deaths and thousands of injuries and arrests. The continued demonstrations have seriously affected the normal working life of ordinary people and the normal operation of medical and educational institutions. Manuel Yeppe, a professor and political scientist at the Cuban Institute of International Relations, believes that the Venezuelan opposition continues to escalate demonstrations, which has deprived the two sides of many opportunities to sit down and negotiate. Consultation and dialogue are a win-win solution, and the Venezuelan people do not want to see more bloodshed. Judging from the ruling party's control of state institutions, the ruling party still firmly controls the Supreme Court and the National Election Commission, which can ensure the legitimacy of the Constitutional Convention and the smooth progress of the election work. More importantly, the Venezuelan military has repeatedly expressed its loyalty to the Maduro government and will protect the Constituent Assembly election. In order to ensure the smooth conduct of the 30th election, the Venezuelan military has stated that it will send more than 230,000 soldiers to be closely deployed at every polling station across the country to prevent any sabotage or obstruction of voting. Jiang Shixue, director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Shanghai University, believes that Maduro still has the support of the military and is unlikely to give up the Constituent Assembly election or step down early. The opposition party has exhausted almost every means and has not posed a fatal threat to Maduro's government. Yuan Dongzhen, deputy director of the Latin American Institute of China Academy of Social Sciences, pointed out that the current ruling party still has strong control over administrative, judicial, electoral and other institutions, and has the support of the middle and lower classes, which can basically ensure that it can govern until January 2019. The term expires.


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