Economic growth may accelerate and the regime has become less repressive
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An exclusive poll commissioned for The Economist also reveals an overwhelming desire for democracy
The regime is opening up the economy, but its political moves lack credibility
Wishing otherwise, as Donald Trump does, is delusional
The democratic opposition is left out in the cold
The regime that was led by Nicolás Maduro may well prove tricky to control
