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The Real News' Ed Augustin visited a barrio in Caracas to find out why many people still identify as Chavistas amidst a severe economic crisis.

By Ed Augustin - The Real News

May 24th 2019 at 10.34am

Despite the dramatic economic crisis and the constant political conflict in Venezuela, there still is a significant proportion of the population that consider themselves to be "Chavistas." Ed Augustin examined some of the reasons for this in Caracas.

Source: The Real News Network

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