Groan.

More to follow this week as VZ falls further into chaos.

That's new, then. And Italy doesn't?

Perhaps the MAGAhero would like to appoint a new government to Italy also (after all, US military, etc. are already there)?

It's the ex-colonial power; they speak the same language, and have far greater trade than Italy ($338m with Italy; $1100m with Spain.

Spain also has a socialist government. With them calling on Maduro to step down, he has significant problems.

to inquire as to what exactly ordinary real people are thinking and feeling in Spain, Italy and elsewhere...

Rather than just propagandizing.

Edit: BTW, The Spanish PSOE is thought of, around here, as being only "ostensibly", sometimes, as far as the international financial system might permit, socialist.

And very cowardly.

Edit: ... And, since the corruption at high political as well as commercial levels in Spain runs, surely, almost as deep as in Venezuela (and the USA), it's a walkover.

might provide any kind of legitimacy in this and therefore other contexts... such that the ex-coloniser, while no longer colonising, thanks to French and Bolivarian Revolutions in this case, may still appoint rulers in the ex-colonies... I think you can see where that line of thought and action might lead...

A complete Brexit, in other words.

The UK has closer ties with Australia than Italy does. Migration between the countries, and thus family ties, are more likely. These affect the relations of the governments. No, I can't see the Brexit connection.

into power the putative Empire disagreed with...

Do you imagine said Australians would welcome Ms. May in London, together with bigMAGAbrother, of course, appointing, unconstitutionally and contrary to all international law, an alternative Australian government, contrary to the jurisprudence of that Republic's Supreme Court?

and there had then been a subsequent mass exodus from Australia as it descended into chaos. I think the Australians would be split as to whether they support the guy who stopped his opposition from standing, or they support what there had been elected of the opposition. Plus, of course, there'd be a few million outside the country; I suspect they wouldn't be supporting the guy or the Supreme Court he appointed.

The thing is that the 'unconstitutional' moves have come first from Maduro; given that, it's quite understandable that other countries may not see him as the legitimate president anymore. Guaido has at least called for elections.

in those elections: they boicotted: they did not participate.

To later cry: "undemocratic", after not participating in democratic process, and then... do the Big Brother thing...

is off-the-scale, to speak in the imperial idiom, bullshit. ie: criminally fraudulent.

total fuck-up. Disaster. Catastrophe.

Leading to elite-threatening social "unrest".

Do you support Maduro?

I think he has been a disaster for Venezuela, whatever you might have thought of Chavez. And the tide seems to be turning against him. I think at this point, anything that can convince Maduro to leave without violence would be helpful, though it's clear Maduro intends to strip the country of whatever it has left as he leaves.... I wouldn't be surprised if he takes the copper pipes with him!

...like Russia, China, Iran, Cuba, Turkey, Syria and N Korea....that's some great company there.

there are plenty of trolls on this site

I've been a member off and on for more than 10 years I think. Had to abandon my previous account when I was scared I was releasing too much personal info.

people are morons

He's inexperienced but does he have enough experience, know-how, and key support to fix VZ? Or will he make things worse?

At this point many Venezuelans would probably vote for a three-toed sloth just to get rid of Maduro, and somebody may try to capitalize on that desperation.

There are severe shortages of basic items such as medicine and food, and an inflation rate that last year saw prices doubling every 19 days on average.

Please! Relieve us of this sniffing, can’t-read as well as a sixth grader, arrested development playground bully Russian ass kissing treasonous mfer.