Leonardo Flores

Virtually unknown in the U.S.—currently languishing in a Miami prison—Saab has been vital to Venezuela's ability to survive the brutal economic war being waged against it.

He is quite possibly the worst leader since the OAS was founded in 1948.

These elections should put the Biden administration on notice that continuing to support the MUD, and in particular, the fiction of Guaidó as "interim president," is a failed policy.

The Venezuelan people deserve better than another administration sabotaging a dialogue and imposing more deadly sanctions.

In Washington, the Biden administration must lift cruel sanctions, back diplomacy, and end support for right-wing factions trying to destabilize the elected government.

The protests should be understood in the context of a brutal economic war waged by the United States against the island nation for more than 60 years.

As the Biden administration conducts its review of sanctions, the clock is ticking for millions of people suffering from these callous policies in Iran, Venezuela, and elsewhere.

On the foreign policy front, Castillo's victory will represent a huge blow to U.S. interests in the region and an important step towards reactivating Latin American integration.