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The article profiles Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, a Belarusian politician who ran for the 2020 Belarusian presidential election as the main opposition candidate, and one of Time's Next 100 Most Influential People in the World for 2021.

The article discusses despot time in Venezuela. Maduro's dictatorship has been a tragedy for Venezuela. Since 2014, its gross domestic product has contracted by 50 percent. To overcome this situation, parties in the opposition have proposed a three step political plan aimed at restoring political institutions in Venezuela: an end to the usurpation of the presidency; the constitution of a transitional government; and calling for free, fair and transparent elections.

The author discusses Venezuela's chance of returning to democracy in 2020. Topics covered include the need for Venezuelans to overcome President's Nicolás Maduro's usurpation of power, an opportunity to use the knowledge acquired by Venuezuelans who migrated to other countries, and the support that the country is getting from the majority of democracies in the world.