Will Frank Donovan be the de facto leader of Venezuela at the end of 2026?
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Medium2 of 4 factors flagged
Watch for: Resolution does not depend on an official list, constitutional office, or foreign diplomatic recognition, but on qualitative criteria of practical domestic control over ministries, the military, and the capital.
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Resolution does not depend on an official list, constitutional office, or foreign diplomatic recognition, but on qualitative criteria of practical domestic control over ministries, the military, and the capital. Determining whether an individual meets these thresholds relies entirely on evaluating a consensus of credible reporting rather than a single official authority. In contested power scenarios, this creates room for interpretation over whether someone exercises primary executive authority or if authority is fragmented enough to trigger the fallback outcome of no effective head of state.
- Resolver
- High
- Timing
- Low
- Wording
- Medium
- Exceptions
- Low
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Current price
<1%
chance↔ ±0 pts · 24h
Why it moved
No big moves in the last 7 days.
Resolution rules
This market will resolve to the individual who de facto holds and exercises the powers of the head of state of Venezuela on December 31, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET. For the purposes of this market, “de facto holds” refers to the individual who exercises primary executive authority over the Venezuelan state at that time, including effective control over the armed forces, national institutions, and core executive decision-making, regardless of formal title, constitutional designation, or international recognition. Formal appointment, recognition by the United Nations, or recognition by foreign governments is not required. If more than one individual claims to be head of state, this market will resolve to the individual who demonstrably exercises primary governing control within Venezuela’s territory at the specified time. If no individual exercises effective governing control at the specified time, this market will resolve to “No Head of State”. Indicators of de facto authority may include control over the armed forces and security services; control over executive ministries and state administrative institutions; enforcement of national laws; issuance of binding national directives; and effective control over the capital and core state infrastructure. Symbolic status, foreign recognition without domestic control, nomination without effective authority, or expired prior service will not qualify. The primary resolution source will be a consensus of credible reporting assessing who exercises effective governing authority at the specified time.
Market explained
This market measures whether Frank Donovan is the de facto head of state of Venezuela at the end of 2026. Resolution depends on actual governing control rather than formal constitutional title or international recognition.
How it resolves
The market resolves to Yes if Frank Donovan de facto holds and exercises the primary executive powers of the head of state of Venezuela on December 31, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET. De facto authority requires effective control over the armed forces, national institutions, and core executive decisions regardless of formal titles or international recognition. Symbolic status, expired service, and foreign recognition without domestic control do not count. The market resolves to No if another individual holds de facto power or if no individual exercises effective control (which resolves to No Head of State). A consensus of credible reporting decides.
Resolution source
A consensus of credible reporting
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