00:00On the streets of Caracas, government-sponsored billboards demand that the US free jailed leader
00:05Nicolas Maduro. But the people of Venezuela are more worried about what their future will look
00:11like and whether their livelihoods will improve, with their government now answering to Washington.
00:18Well, people are repressed. They want to express their opinions,
00:22to demonstrate whether for or against. There's always uncertainty and until that's cleared up,
00:32everything is on hold. Businesses, people, commerce, everything.
00:39I'm very happy that they're giving him I don't know how many life sentences. Because of him,
00:43my children are out on the streets. And that's just one small example. If the US is doing what
00:49they say they're doing, then that's very good. I hope the economy improves. That's the main thing.
00:56Maduro's political propaganda is still everywhere in Caracas. And he still has a hard core of loyal
01:02followers. We demand that the US government return our president, Nicolas Maduro, to us.
01:10He should be patient, resist. And the truth, which will come to light, is that the world
01:25police had no right to come here and kidnap him. Though Caracas has returned to its normal rhythm and
01:35daily life since Maduro's capture, analysts say Venezuelans are still hoping for real change.
01:44The reality of the matter is that there are enormous expectations. It seems that Venezuelans
01:50are finally trying to understand where we're headed. There are enormous expectations for
01:56political change towards democracy in Venezuela. As hope and scepticism sit side by side,
02:03Venezuela's future remains very much unwritten.
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