The Biden Administration’s strategy of trying to appease the Maduro regime in Venezuela is quickly backfiring, as the suspension of the nation’s 2020 presidential primaries is now being charged with rampant government corruption.
This week, the Venezuelan government, led by the country’s President Nicolas Maduro, suspended the presidential primaries due to alleged corruption and irregularities in the vote.
The decision comes only a few months after the Biden Administration announced a new policy of relaxing economic sanctions on the country in an effort to open dialogue and negotiations with the Maduro government and a rapprochement between the two nations.
But the suspension of the presidential primaries is a severe setback for the Biden Administration, which is increasingly seen as soft on the Maduro government and is now being accused of having a “blind eye” to the rampant corruption it is alleged to be involved in.
The Venezuelan government has been accused of rigging elections, interfering with the media, and repressing political opponents for years, and many see the suspension of the primaries as the latest example of the government’s attempts to cling to power.
The suspension of the primaries will not only hurt the Biden Administration’s efforts to establish a new dialogue with the Maduro government, but it could also lead to a rise in political violence and unrest in the country as opposition supporters take to the streets to protest the decision.
Ultimately, the Biden Administration’s policy of trying to appease the Maduro government has backfired spectacularly, and the decision to suspend the 2020 presidential primaries is just the latest example of the Venezuelan government’s attempts to stay in power.