Hi bidders! I know Moray asked while opening up the discussion for the bidding process to try to address our questions to both bids, but this is meant for the Venezuelan bid - No way to make it more inclusive. Some people have approached me with questions regarding the stability of the Venezuelan government and the outlook for a 18 month period. We have recently seen a strong devaluation of the formal exchange rate, and Hugo Chávez's illness and health situation are a worrying factor. Most of the proposed sponsors are paraestatal enterprises or directly government entities. The proposed hotel and connectivity provider are government-owned enterprises. So, the following questions might arise: • What is the outlook on the political situation without President Chávez's lead? I have heard versions pointing to calling again for elections, others suggesting the currently formed government can still hold the post. As for DebConf, we should not get in a debate whether Maduro or Cabello or Capriles or whoever, but rather on whether the support you have so far prospectively secured will hold. • How dependant is the support of the entities you have mentioned on the "political sign" of the government? That is, how certain are you to keep their support if elections are called and the government party changes? (I know that is a big "if" statement, but it is worth considering!) I know it's quite hard to play prophet, but that's part of what we should be doing facing this decision :-) Greetings,
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