Editorial: La Vanguardia

• Nicolás Maduro assumes the presidency of Venezuela for the third consecutive time amidst accusations of fraud.
• Opponent Edmundo González Urrutia, who considers himself the winner of the elections, is in exile.
• Maduro was accused by the opposition of staging 'a coup d'Etat' and did not show the minutes of his alleged victory.
• Maduro controls all the power organs of the State, especially the army and the police, which are loyal to him.
• Venezuelans who denounce repression and dictatorship only have two options: to rebel or to exile.
• Over 7.5 million Venezuelans have chosen to exile due to harsh living conditions.
• No regional leaders attended Maduro's inauguration, except for those from Cuba and Nicaragua.

Conclusion: Unless the crisis in Venezuela is exacerbated by greater repression or a social outbreak, a political change seems unlikely as long as Maduro has the cohesive backing of the military.

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