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Oil prices tend to dictate presidential popularity in Venezuela. More bad news for Maduro
OF ALL the unflattering words used to describe the state of the country he governs, “disaster” is the one Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro, dislikes the most. Perhaps that is because it is so apt. Under his watch, the nation has entered a steep decline. Mr Maduro has restricted the publication of official economic figures. Those that have been divulged confirm that 2015 was a very bad year. And 2016 is going to be worse.
A global oil boom, which provided Hugo Chávez, Mr Maduro's populist predecessor, money to lavish on Venezuela's once neglected poor, is over. Mr Maduro has failed to persuade voters that he is a worthy heir. In a parliamentary election on December 6th 2015 the opposition Democratic Unity alliance (MUD) won two-thirds of the seats, the first time it has won a national election since Chávez came to power in 1999. Mr Maduro’s approval rating is not much above 20%. The new National Assembly is now engaged in a power struggle with the regime …. http://www.economist.com
Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2016/01/oil-prices-tend-to-dictate-presidential.html
