Juan Forero

This puts the U.S.

in a good position to fight drugs here more openly, and it would also provide an ally for the U.S.

in whatever actions it takes in Venezuela.

Abelardo de la Espraya is a populist.

He's an outsider.

He's never held public office.

He's best known here in this country for having represented some pretty well-known underworld figures, which makes him kind of an unusual candidate in a country like this, which has been lately buffeted by drug violence and by narco-trafficking groups.

But what he basically says is that he's going to punish those groups.

He actually says he's going to build terrorist

And Juan says that a win for Esprea could mean another close ally for President Trump in Latin America.

With Abelardo de la Esprea having taken the most votes and really put himself in a position to win the presidency, Abelardo de la Esprea is going to be the next president.

I think this means that the United States will have a very close ally.

He has expressed admiration for President Trump as well as for some other right wing leaders in Latin America who are also close to the U.S., including Najib Bukele in El Salvador.

and Javier Millet in Argentina.

I think that this puts the U.S.

in a good position to fight drugs here more openly, and it would also provide an ally for the U.S.

in whatever actions it takes in Venezuela.

I think we're seeing investment at its inception, actually, because the situation really is quite unstable in Venezuela at this point.

Venezuela still has a judicial system that is under state control.

There are questions about the legality of contracts and things of that nature.