Vargas Llosa: Venezuela is a total disaster, a chaos
http://www.eluniversal.com/nacional-y-politica/130911/vargas-llosa-venezuela-is-a-total-disaster-a-chaos
ideas" of his predecessor (late President Hugo Chávez)
For Vargas Llosa, Venezuelas case is tragic (AP)EL UNIVERSAL
Wednesday September 11, 2013 12:58 PM
Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa is "very concerned" over the direction Venezuela has taken over the last years, and remarked that the country "is a total disaster, a real chaos; where demagogy, corruption, and violence abound."
He asserted that, unlike his country, Peru, and other Latin American countries, whose economic situation have improved; Venezuela is "a negative exception" to that outlook.
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"Venezuela's case is rather tragic," the writer asserted. He is also worried about Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro maintaining "the messianic ideas" of his predecessor (late President Hugo Chávez) to turn Venezuela "into a headlight, an example" for other countries.
"However, I'm afraid that Venezuela is rather the exception to the rule. Nowadays, there are more countries in Latin America where democracy is developing, featuring modern economic policies which are leading to progress and development," Vargas Llosa remarked.