17.07.19: Street Session

Note: Due to a technical problem, I was unable to use my computer to write today’s update. I hope to have this issue resolved soon.

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After months of relative calm on the streets of Venezuela, Juan Guaido called today on the residents of the country to take part in a massive protest against the Maduro regime this coming July 23.

Guaido made the call in a message on his Twitter account:

La sesión del próximo #23Jul será junto al pueblo en la calle.

Convocamos a toda Venezuela a movilizarse. Juntos, con el poder de la fuerza ciudadana y el ejercicio del Parlamento Nacional, avanzaremos a una próxima etapa en nuestra lucha.

¡Todos a Caracas! #GranSesiónDeCalle pic.twitter.com/9bxBLArUIj

— Juan Guaidó (@jguaido) July 18, 2019

The protest will be a test of both of Guaido’s leadership and of the average Venezuelan’s resolve.

After bursting onto the country’s political scene this past January, Guaido drew massive crowds to events in rejection of the regime. However, as the political crisis appears to have settled into a familiar stalement, much of that initial excitement over Guaido’s leadership appears to have fizzled.

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