Daniel Lara Farías questions former MUD leaders over past dialogues with chavismo

Opposition commentator Daniel Lara Farías questioned whether traditional parties are "really different from chavismo" and said former Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) leaders, such as Ramón Guillermo Aveledo and Chúo Torrealba, defended dialogues with the government in the past.

According to Lara Farías, Aveledo was the MUD's executive secretary until 2014 and Torrealba backed the 2016 dialogue with chavismo, which in his view produced no change.

«These guys believe in democracy when… their own parties can't manage to hold internal elections.»— Daniel Lara Farías, August 30, 2026 · watch