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Can Venezuela’s new president restore its democracy?

Juan Guaido, President of Venezuela's National Assembly, reacts during a rally against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government and to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the end of the dictatorship of Marcos Perez Jimenez in Caracas, Venezuela January 23, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins - RC126D53C2E0

Brookings Fellow Dany Bahar explains what’s happening in Venezuelan politics, as several countries including the United States have recognized Juan Guaidó as the country’s new president.

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