On Monday night, nationwide popular protests turned deadly in Venezuela. The day before, as far as independent observers can tell, a bigger-than-ever majority had voted against Nicolás Maduro, the strongman socialist president who took over from Hugo Chávez in 2013. But on Sunday evening, Maduro declared himself reelected. What many suspected to be true has now been confirmed: the Chavismo era is quickly dying. The question is whether Maduro will allow a new political era to begin.
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