Is there a decent chance that there will be Coup d'Etat in Venezuela in 2017-18?

[UWS]

The political crisis in Venezuala is getting worse every day and approximately less than 30 % of Venezuelans are approving Maduro's leadership. The moreover that Venezuela has the highest inflation in Latin America.

Is there a decent chance that there will be a Coup d'Etat toppling Nicolas Maduro before the 2018 elections in Venezuela?

[seb_pard]

If 30% is correct, that is actually a high approval rating in Latin America

[Tetro Kornbluth]

If 30% is correct, that is actually a high approval rating in Latin America

Not much lower than Trump's!

[dead0man]

Hopefully...for the current and future Venezuelans.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

I wouldn't hold my breath for a military coup. This is not 2002, and since that pathetic attempt army is under firm control of the regime.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

There already has been one this year by Maduro.

[WMS]

There already has been one this year by Maduro.

The correct answer. And given how the Chavistas have co-opted the military by letting them partake in the staggering corruption in Venezuela, I'm not expecting much from them.

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If 30% is correct, that is actually a high approval rating in Latin America

Not much lower than Trump's!

Or Marcon's.

[seb_pard]

An interesting article appeared today in the chilean newspaper La Tercera. In the article called Trump's unexpected gift to Chilean diplomacy it is mentioned the failed latin american trip made by Pence last week, in which three (of four) countries he visited rejected a possible military action by the United States.

Is mentioned that the words made by Trump just made the position of the government stronger in front of a possible foreign intervention in a region that suffered similar situations in the past. The chilean government has tried to be the mediator between the government an the opposition and the chilean diplomacy has felt that after Trump's words its position has only been strengthened. Currently the governments of Peru, Mexico and Colombia wants harsher measures against Maduro's government (as withdraw ambassadors), meanwhile Chile, Argentina and Brazil consider that unnecessary.

It's mentioned in the article that the only countries that could be effective mediators are the ones from Chile and Canada.

Link to the article: http://www.latercera.com/noticia/inesperado-regalo-trump-la-diplomacia-chilena/

[seb_pard]

Important to add that in the article is mentioned that one of the reasons the US government is very interesting about Venezuela is the increasingly influences that the chinese and russian governments have on Venezuela.