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July 11, 2024

What Could Come of Talks Between Maduro & the U.S.?

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said last week that he would be open to talks with U.S. officials. // File Photo: Venezuelan Government.

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  • Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced July 1 that he will resume talks with the United States. The announcement came just weeks before the country’s July 28 election, in which Maduro is seeking another term. The Biden administration, which said it was open to such talks, reimposed some economic sanctions on Venezuela earlier this year, saying Maduro had failed to uphold an agreement on free and fair elections when the opposition’s favorite candidate, María Corina Machado, was barred from running. What are the main motivations on both sides to engage in talks? What are the talks likely to accomplish, and how likely is the United States to ease sanctions? How might talks between the two countries affect Venezuela’s upcoming election?

A

Tamara Taraciuk Broner, director of the Peter D. Bell Rule of Law Program at the Inter-American Dialogue: “At this point, elections in Venezuela will not be free nor fair. Yet, despite the government’s ongoing attempts to tilt the playing field, the Venezuelan people are eager to vote, overwhelmingly, for change. Venezuelan authorities know this and will keep trying to narrow the opposition’s margin, likely to make it easier to announce results favoring the government that would differ from what reliable polls indicate will happen on July 28. In this context, talks between Venezuela and the United States—or anyone else—will not focus on significantly changing electoral conditions at this point, but rather on…”

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