Venezuela’s Maduro lost two allies in a week. …What regional partners does he have left
Department of Research and Strategic Studies 10-12-2025
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro appears even more isolated this week after losing two regional allies, Honduras and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, at the polls as he confronts Washington’s naval buildup in the Caribbean.
In Honduras, preliminary results from sunday’s elections have made one thing clear: Candidate Rixi Moncada, the protégé of leftist President Xiomara Castro, has been relegated to a distant third place in the presidential race with little hope of a victory.
Though votes are still being counted, the race has narrowed to two right-leaning candidates who have promised to cut ties with Venezuela’s government: Salvador Nasralla and Nasry Asfura, who was endorsed In St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, a staunch supporter of Maduro, lost an election last week after almost 25 years in power. The country will now be led by center-right politician Godwin Friday, whose party won 14 of the 15 seats in Parliament..last week by US President Donald Trump.
These results, coupled with previous political shifts across Latin America, indicate the region’s move away from Venezuela’s once-popular populist movement known as Chavismo. It was founded by President Hugo Chávez, who died in office in 2013, and continued by Maduro.
Even countries governed by left-wing or center-left leaders – such as Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Colombia – have limited their ties with Maduro’s Venezuela, especially after its disputed 2024 elections. Maduro was declared the winner in his reelection bid despite evidence to the contrary .
