The Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado rejects the holding of new elections and offers the electoral records held by the opposition for anyone who wants to review them, in an interview published this Sunday in the Spanish newspaper El País. Machado stressed that the result of the presidential elections of July 28 “is not […]
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Maduro goes to Supreme Court to validate reelection amid international pressure
The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduroappears before the Supreme Court on Friday, asking it to validate his disputed re-election, amid growing international pressure to release the minutes of the July 28 vote, which the opposition denounces as fraudulent. The hearing is in response to a request made last week by Maduro to the Supreme Court […]
Protests in Venezuela after election results: death toll rises to 24
At least 24 people have died in Venezuela in the context of the protests unleashed in rejection of the official result of the presidential elections of July 28, in which the National Electoral Council (CNE) proclaimed the president as the winner Nicolas Maduroaccording to a report published this Tuesday by the NGO Provea. “Provea records […]
Venezuela opens criminal investigation against opposition figures González Urrutia and Machado
The Venezuelan Prosecutor’s Office announced on Monday that it has opened a criminal investigation against the opposition Edmundo Gonzalez and María Corina Machado, after a statement in which they asked the military to “stand by the side of the people” in reference to their allegations of fraud in the re-election of President Nicolás Maduro. “In […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]