Venezuela: An Attempted Coup By Any Other Name

Image by Planet Volumes.

“We will coup whoever we want! Deal with it.”

Elon Musk, 25 July 2020, Twitter

Once again, as in 2002, Venezuela has been the victim of a combined media and diplomatic coup attempt, but this time with the added element of organized crime and a cyber-attack.

Millions of eligible voters cast their electronic ballots before the presence of more than 635 international witnesses including electoral experts of the United Nations, the African Union, and electoral staff of 65 countries.