For many opposition supporters, the exit of President Nicolás Maduro and his administration could help usher in much-needed changes, while Congress, where the opposition now holds a majority, has been pushing in vain to bring impeachment proceedings against Maduro to the Supreme Court he retains control over. While the national electoral body agreed to holding a referendum, the Maduro administration has backed away from endorsing what would effectively amount to a vote on its mandate to continue governing, ensuring that six different courts rejected the process. Maduro has also refused to recognise a symbolic "political trial" of the president that Congress has promised to hold in the absence of an impeachment trial.
Viele Vertreter der Opposition sahen in der Amtsenthebung des aktuellen Präsidenten Nicolás Maduro die Chance auf einen grundlegenden Wandel; letztendlich wurde jedoch die Abhaltung einer Neuwahl von den amtlichen Behörden blockiert.