Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray announced that Mexico will withdraw from negotiations between the Venezuelan government and its opposition , Efecto Cocuyo reported Jan. 23. To justify the decision, Videgaray cited the recent announcement that Venezuela's 2018 presidential election will be held April 30, which he called a tight deadline. Though Venezuela's administration has engaged in negotiations with opposition leaders, the country's political elites are not interested in holding an election that could remove them from power.