Taking land from Guyana might be the one thing all Venezuelans can agree on
Venezuela's political divisions run so deep it can sometimes seem like the country has broken in two. Pro-government chavistas and their opponents are barely on speaking terms, and the country's rifts periodically explode into violence.
But over the past few days, a rare consensus between backers of President Nicolas Maduro and those who have been working to oust him has been forged by one issue. A huge chunk of neighboring Guyana belongs to Venezuela, Maduro insists, and Venezuelan politicians of all persuasions have fallen in line behind him.
On Wednesday, Maduro announced the creation of the Presidential Commission for Border Issues to win control of a long-disputed swath of jungle and grassland known as the Essequibo, equal to two-thirds of Guyanese territory. He insists his government will pursue the claim "by peaceful means."
"The Essequibo issue cannot be resolved militarily," Maduro said, while appointing a high-ranking military official, Gen. Gerardo Izquierdo, to lead the commission.
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