Balance of Power: Is Maduro Marching Down Path to Dictatorship?

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It only took a day for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to make his authoritarian intentions clear.

By hustling away two of the country’s most high-profile opposition leaders in the dead of night, the president showed he’ll tolerate no dissent as he pushes aside democratic checks on his power.