Maduro's military stands in the way of a Bolivia repeat in Venezuela


  • World
  • Tuesday, 12 Nov 2019

FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (C) shakes wands with Bolivia's President Evo Morales, next to his wife Cilia Flores, during the welcoming ceremony of an ALBA alliance summit to mark fifth anniversary of the death of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela March 5, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition leaders looking to oust their country's socialist government can perhaps take some hope from the resignation of its leftist ally in Bolivia, President Evo Morales, on Sunday after weeks of street protests.

But one key factor makes the Bolivia playbook a difficult one to carry out against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro: Venezuela's armed forces have consistently refused to take the side of protesters as Bolivia's military did on Sunday.

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