A Leader is Born in Venezuela
Hugo Chávez’s latest triumph appears to consolidate the authoritarian and populist model of government that he has brought to Venezuela. While he made offers of cooperation in his speech the day after his win, Venezuelans will have to wait and see whether he follows through once the euphoria of reelection has passed.
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CARACAS – The election that just gave Hugo Chávez his fourth term as president was about more than who would lead Venezuela. It was also a confrontation between two worldviews – one that aspires to control society and impose a single way of thinking upon it, and another that is committed to democracy, social justice, and liberty. The former is inspired by the example of Fidel Castro’s Cuba, the latter by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and her predecessor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.