Before the United States laid eyes on Alex Saab, the alleged front man of Nicolás Maduro detained in Miami, in Colombia a police officer obsessively followed his steps until he reached an international money laundering network. In 2011, the now retired general Juan Carlos Buitrago, former director of the Tax and Customs Police, received the […]
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The US denounces that Maduro “once again” deprived Venezuelans of free elections
Updated on 11/22/2021 06:20 pm USA denounced that the government of the illegitimate president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, has “once again” deprived Venezuelans of participating in a “fair and free” electoral process. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that during Sunday’s local elections “the regime altered the process to determine the […]
Venezuelan opposition says it must rebuild after setback in regional elections
The opposition of Venezuela It needs to rebuild and reflect on its strategy after suffering a heavy defeat in the regional elections at the weekend, its leader said on Monday. Juan Guaidó, who called for unity among the leaders of the fragmented movement, thus expressing a position supported by other opponents. The National Electoral Council […]
Venezuelan petrochemicals arrive in the US despite Washington trade restrictions
Venezuelan petrochemicals produced by joint ventures between the state chemical company Pequiven and foreign partners have joined USA, despite Washington’s efforts to limit trade with the partner country of the OPEC. At least two shipments of methanol, a widely used industrial product whose prices have soared this year, have landed at ports near Houston since […]
Why the EU should not legitimize the elections in Venezuela
By Eli Lake Let’s not fool ourselves into thinking that Sunday’s municipal and provincial elections in Venezuela will mark a return to democracy for this impoverished South American country. While some opposition politicians will participate, others have been arrested by the Nicolás Maduro regime. Most of the country’s powerful institutions, from courts to banks, are […]
Seduce the abstentionist and overcome the fracture, the opposition challenge in Venezuela
After trying to reach Ithaca by way of public proclamation, the Venezuelan opposition launches an “old” strategy: the ballot box. Four years of electoral boycott have passed and now they must convince their supporters, who are the majority according to polls, that voting is worth it, while they try to overcome their perennial fractures. The […]
What is at stake in the regional elections in Venezuela?
Venezuelans will go to the polling stations on Sunday, when more than 3,000 positions are disputed to governors, mayors and municipal councils, in the first measurement of forces since 2017 between the chavismo and the opposition, which had abstained from participating in past elections. Why is voting important? If the opposition suffers a total disaster […]
The United States affirms that in Venezuela there are no conditions for fair and free elections
The elections next Sunday in Venezuela do not meet the conditions to be fair or free, said Kevin O’Reilly, deputy undersecretary for the Americas of the State Department, who assured that Washington will support the efforts “to restore democracy” in the country. “Conditions are not in place for free and fair elections in Venezuela“, he […]
The “parallel charges” created by Chavismo would remain after Sunday’s elections
The promise of the illegitimate Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, to eliminate after the regional and local elections on Sunday the parallel entity in states ruled by opponents, which he himself has called “protector”, is in question due to the Communal Cities bill, which contemplates granting mayors powers to leaders of communes. The commitment was acquired […]
Chávez lives, at least in campaign, because the Maduro regime has nothing better to offer
His speeches, his sentences, his photos and his eyes, the omnipresent eyes. He passed away eight years ago, but Hugo Chavez It continues to be the best letter for their heirs, in need of reconnecting with the Venezuelan citizens, for that reason, already fully involved in the campaign, they have once again turned to the […]