Published by The i Paper (5th January, 2026) Nicholas Maduro ran one of the world’s most repulsive regimes for 13 years, building on the corrupt inheritance of his predecessor Hugo Chavez to send Venezuela hurtling down the road to ruin. He preached socialism while pillaging state coffers, intimidating foes, stealing elections, impoverishing his people, inflicting hunger and sparking the world’s worst displacement crisis. At least seven million citizens fled abroad as…