The party of Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina MachadoVente Venezuela reported this Friday that its headquarters were “robbed” during the early hours of the morning, when six armed men with their faces covered “subdued the guards” to “take equipment and documents.” “Urgent. Robbery at 3 am with firearms in ‘El Bejucal’, national headquarters of the […]
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Elon Musk versus Nicolás Maduro, “arch enemies” from a distance
Nicolas Maduro against Elon MuskElon Musk vs. Nicolás Maduro. From a distance, the American billionaire and the president of Venezuela have dedicated themselves to criticizing each other, but with the political crisis of Venezuela exchanges have been exacerbated. Billionaire, “ultra-capitalist,” supporter of Donald Trump… Elon Musk is everything that Nicolás Maduro claims to hate, and […]
Legal battle, protests and international pressure: the keys to the crisis in Venezuela
The controversial re-election of Nicolas Maduro has plunged into Venezuela in more uncertainty: the president, favored by all powers, launched a legal battle to settle the allegations of fraud that generated protests and international pressure to verify the records. Maduro, leader of the Chavista movement that began more than 25 years ago, claims he won […]
OAS rejects resolution calling for transparency from Venezuelan government over elections
He Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) rejected on Wednesday a resolution to demand transparency from the government of Venezuela on the disputed elections on Sunday, which gave victory to Nicolas Maduronot having achieved an absolute majority of its member states. The draft proposal of the organization of 34 American countries received […]
Venezuela: protests in Caracas neighbourhoods against Maduro’s re-election
Hundreds of people protest this Monday in popular neighborhoods of Caracas against the questionable re-election of the Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, AFP journalists confirmed. “And it will fall, and it will fall, this government will fall!” protesters shouted under the rain in the huge Petare slum, the largest in Caracas. “Let him hand over power […]
International community demands transparency and vote recount in Venezuelan elections
Countries around the world expressed doubts on Monday about the transparency of Sunday’s presidential election in Venezuelawhere the electoral authority declared the winner Nicolas Maduro; and only a few partners expressed their unlimited support for the president re-elected for a third term. In 2018, the successor of the late Hugo Chávez (1999-2013) strolled through the […]
Costa Rican President considers Maduro’s proclamation as winner “fraudulent”
The president of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves Robles, described the proclamation of Nicolas Maduro as president of Venezuela for a third consecutive term following the elections held this Sunday. “The Government of Costa Rica categorically repudiates the proclamation of Nicolás Maduro as president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, which we consider fraudulent”indicates a statement […]
Maria Corina Machado urges the Armed Forces to “enforce popular sovereignty”
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado urged the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) to “enforce respect for popular sovereignty” expressed in this Sunday’s presidential elections, in which she claims the candidate of the largest anti-Chavez bloc won, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutiaand not the president Nicolas Maduroas announced by the electoral body. “The military citizens were there […]
Venezuelan electoral authority declares Nicolás Maduro the winner despite accusations
Venezuela’s electoral authority declared the winner Nicolas Maduro despite allegations of irregularities from the opposition. According to the president of the electoral authority, Elvis Amoroso, with 80% of the votes counted, Maduro obtained 51.2% of the votes, while the opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia obtained 44.2%. Amoroso explained that Maduro obtained 5.15 million votes, while […]
US calls for “access for all parties” to vote counting in Venezuela
Electoral authorities must “guarantee transparency and access by all political parties and civil society to the counting of votes” in Venezuelasaid the head of diplomacy of USA for Latin America, Brian Nichols. “Venezuelan voters turned out in droves to express their will,” Nichols added in a message on social media network X, in which he […]