The Fight for Freedom in Venezuela – WSJ

Another tragedy is unfolding in Venezuela, as President Nicolás Maduro tries to steal another election. The Biden Administration has been caught flat-footed again and is left pleading with Mr. Maduro not to behave as the dictator he is.

The battle for human freedom never ends, but there are hinge moments when change for the better is possible. Sunday s election in Venezuela was one of those moments, as the opposition turned out voters en masse. But Mr. Maduro won t let the votes be properly counted, and now his thugs are hunting down opposition leaders to throw in jail.

The regime hasn t tried to disguise its intention to steal the vote. On the afternoon of the election, it barred the three opposition members of the National Electoral Council (CNE) from entering the council s Caracas headquarters where they were supposed to referee vote counting. That night the electronic transmission of voting data from around the country was suddenly interrupted. Hours later Mr. Maduro was pronounced the winner.

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