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Venezuela is a democracy.

• sergiotapia 9y ago
  """""democracy""""" just like Bolivia is a democracy. In reality it's not.
  • balthasar 9y ago
    Every democracy has varying levels of efficacy. The government there may be authoritarian but its not a dictatorship.
• bootlooped 9y ago
  At this point it is probably a democracy in name only.
• ctdonath 9y ago
  Bolshevism (Russia/USSR) was "democratic" officially, with The Party deciding what options were available for voting on. It's not "democracy" when the people can't opt for what those in power don't want.
  • balthasar 9y ago
    What you are describing is a problem in all representative democracies.
• corpMaverick 9y ago
  Venezuela was democracy. Indeed, Chavez was elected democratically. It eroded. The institutions were weakened. It is now an authoritarian regime, willing to stay in power no matter the costs.