09
May 2023
Past Event
Fighting for Democracy in Venezuela with Leopoldo López

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Fighting for Democracy in Venezuela with Leopoldo López

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May 09, 2023
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Political leader Leopoldo López gives a press conference at the Espacio Gobernador on July 16, 2021, in Madrid, Spain. (Cezaro De Luca/Europa Press via Getty Images)
09
May 2023
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Leopoldo López

Founder and Coordinator, Voluntad Popular

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Daniel Batlle

Adjunct Fellow

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While the corrupt Nicolás Maduro regime presides over a deteriorating economy and mass emigration, the Venezuelan democratic opposition is organizing to hold the dictator accountable ahead of planned elections in 2024. 

Please join Hudson Institute for a discussion with Venezuelan pro-democracy leader Leopoldo López on the situation in Venezuela, the growing alliance between authoritarian regimes, and the prospects for democracy in Venezuela and beyond. A former mayor of the municipality of Chacao, López is the founder and coordinator of the opposition party Voluntad Popular and co-founder of the World Liberty Congress. Since leaving Venezuela in 2020, he has lived in exile in Spain. 

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