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Although this scenario had been talked about for months, what happened today has struck Venezuela like lightning.
The removal of Nicolás Maduro from power after US attacks has opened an unknown chapter for a country that has been suffering from political, economic and social crisis for years.
For the opposition to the Maduro regime, this is a long-awaited moment. An opposition that has tried everything from boycotting the 2018 elections, which it called a farce, to confronting an electoral system controlled by people close to Chavismo. Despite the risks, they tried to participate, protest and demand the right to a democratic future.
But today, when the American attacks took place and Maduro retreated, many opposition supporters do not hide their emotions: for some, this was the "last hope" to overthrow a regime that for decades has oppressed the people and isolated the country from the world.
On the other hand, in the camp of Maduro's supporters, the silence is profound and disturbing. The questions are increasingly loud on social media and in closed conversations: "Where is the president? Who is governing?"
Even scarier is the uncertainty that follows: does this mean the beginning of a transition to democracy, or the end of the state as a functional structure?
Many Venezuelans fear that this power vacuum, in a country already plagued by shortages, inflation and mass migration, could lead to a new wave of chaos and destabilization.
The US has justified the intervention as an action against a regime accused of international drug trafficking and human rights abuses. But Latin American history has shown that the removal of an autocrat does not immediately guarantee a path to peace.
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