February 16, 2009

Professor Corrales on February 15 Venezuela referendum

Javier Corrales, Associate Professor of Political Science, is cited in a February 16 Los Angeles Times articleon referendum held in Venezuela this past Sunday. Voters decided to rescind term limits, effectively allowing President Hugo Chávez, elected in 1998 and reelected in 2000 and 2006, to remain in office. According to Corrales, the article states, “Chavez’s victory could devastate the opposition.”

Prior to the election, Corrales was also cited in a February 15 Bloomberg story. Were Chávez to prevail, Corrales said, he might see victory as “a renewed mandate to accelerate his march toward socialism.” Corrales continued, “I’d expect him to become more radical and arbitrary in his management of the economy.”

Mina Suk '99 | February 16, 2009 12:41 PM | Faculty

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