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Leopoldo López: “If you look at the literature on transitions, there are more…”

Featuring: Leopoldo López, Voluntad Popular | Former Mayor of Chacao Municipality, National Coordinator of Voluntad Popular | International

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Venezuela's future post-Maduro and more with Rep. Craig Goldman and Leopoldo López - Sedona Forum

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And that's possible. It's possible now. So we need to seize that opportunity and put all of our efforts to make that happen. Transitions are fragile. Many transitions fail. If you look at the literature on transitions, there are more failures than cases of success. It's not easy. It's fragile. So I think we need to understand what could be the spoilers and really understand that we need to put all of our efforts to make it stable, to make it democratic and inclusive for all. (35:53–36:00)

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Asserts that academic literature shows more failed transitions than successful ones.

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