Venezuela democratic transition remains a subject of political debate

The concept of a democratic transition in Venezuela remains a subject of political debate. While Washington uses the term to define a potential horizon following the removal of Nicolás Maduro from power, critics argue that a true transition is not currently occurring.

The Trump administration has proposed a roadmap focused on stabilization, economic reconstruction, and democratic transition. However, observers note that a genuine democracy requires more than the reorganization of state institutions or the imposition of conditions by a foreign power. A real transition necessitates the reconstruction of society as a political subject, where citizens can reclaim public space, deliberate, organize, and build new national consensuses.

Currently, the process is described as being tutored from the outside, with the United States playing a decisive role in defining the timing, interlocutors, and conditions of the political process, rather than a spontaneous domestic democratic movement.