The impact of Nicolás Maduro’s authoritarian leadership on human rights in Venezuela (2013-present)
In 1964, Juan José Linz defined authoritarian regimes as “systems with limited…political pluralism” where a leader “exercises power within …ill-defined limits” (Purcell et al., 1973). Linz’s description highlights three key features: the suppression of opposition due to a lack of political “pluralism”, the concentration of power, and “ill-defined”