CARACAS, Venezuela — The administration of American President Joe Biden is holding talks with socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro that could lead to a temporary lifting of oil sanctions in exchange for “free and fair elections” in Venezuela, according to reports published by Bloomberg and Reuters on Wednesday.
The Maduro regime is expected to hold a sham presidential election in 2024. Nicolás Maduro, first elected in 2013 in a heavily contested election, has clung to power since 2018 through the results of a sham election where only handpicked rivals were able to participate. Maduro is poised to seek “reelection” for a second six-year term in the new sham voting cycle, as the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) amended the constitution in 2009 to remove all public office term limits.
Although the election is expected to take place in 2024, Maduro, as well as PSUV vice president and alleged drug lord Diosdado Cabello, have repeatedly suggested this…
