Centrum Stosunków Międzynarodowych - 15 January 2016: Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro declares state of ''Economic Emergency''

Following continuing economic troubles in Venezuela and amidst the political struggle for power in Venezuela, as earlier Parliamentary Elections in 2015 have led to a win of the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD), President Nicolás Maduro has declared ''Economic Emergency'' in the country on 15 January 2016, which would make him keep state controls. The Parliament would have to agree. Venezuela has been in bad economic shape now for a few years and the popularity of both the President and the Socialists which Nicolás Maduro is heading have been declining.