Many thanks Gil for that Rodriguez article, a long but worthwhile read. Fills in a lot of details that I was not aware of.

If Venezuela is on the ropes, and possibly Chavez on the way out, then would it not be imperative on the government to give out the permits to GRZ and KRY at least a month before the election?
That is what I suspect is behind the happenings with the current action - i.e. today's MinAmb letter to KRY, etc.