Luis Martinez

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The President's Daily Brief · PDB Situation Report | January 17th, 2026: If the U.S. Hits Iran: A Fighter Pilot Breaks It Down & Venezuela at a Crossroads · 17 Jan 2026 podcast

So I think that, and that's why I mentioned earlier as well, that she needs to find a way to remain relevant and then actually be a candidate and be able to be elected legitimate president of Venezuela herself.

Of course, there will be other players in the mix.

We'll likely also see regime leaders, quote unquote, run for office.

And I will assume also or speculate that Chavismo will not die.

Chavismo will continue, sort of like we saw in Colombia with

FARC trying to incorporate into political life, and of course infecting the democratic process.

But I think Chavismo will survive in one way or another, and they will have representation in Congress, hopefully very small representation.

I think it's also at this point embedded in society.

It's been 27 years of indoctrination.

They've changed the name of the country, the flag, the shield, the name of the freaking mountain in the capital city.

So I think chavismo is not going to disappear.

And you'll see a lot, and we've already seen this, a lot of opposition politicians have to adopt some of the language of,

that Chavismo used in order to connect with popular classes in Venezuela.

So, yes, I expect to see elections by the end of this year or early next year.

I would put it at less than 10%.

I would say at least 5%.

And you have to understand that indoctrination, like there's even a cartoon on national television called Super Bigote where Nicolás Maduro is a superhero.

There's even jokes online that Super Bigote hasn't aired on national television since Maduro was captured, leading people to believe that he is Super Bigote.

So, yeah, it's an...

Even history books have been changed in Venezuela to try and depict history more favorable to Chavez, his attempted coup and his role in Venezuelan democracy.

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