The presidential candidate of the majority opposition Venezuela, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutiaassured that the results of the elections held this Sunday are “undeniable”, in which he competed against nine contenders, including the current president, Nicolas Maduro. In a brief message published on X, the standard-bearer of the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) said that the country “chose […]
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Latin American foreign ministers ask Venezuela to guarantee that it will respect the results of the elections
The foreign ministers of seven Latin American nations told Venezuela that it is “essential” to “have guarantees” that the results of this Sunday’s elections will be respected. “We consider it essential to have guarantees that the electoral results will fully respect the popular will expressed by the Venezuelan people at the polls,” ssaid a joint […]
Official campaign chief suggests Maduro wins Venezuelan election
The head of the official campaign, Jorge Rodríguez, hinted this Sunday that the leftist president Nicolas Maduro won the election in Venezuela against the opposition Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutiaspeaking to reporters after voting closed. “We cannot give results, but we can give faces,” said Rodriguez, displaying a smile. “It has been a victory for everyone.” He […]
Maduro and González Urrutia call for voting before the closing of polling stations
The two main candidates for the Presidency of Venezuela, the official Nicolas Maduro and the opponent Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutiamade a final call to vote on Sunday, before the 15,797 polling stations close at 6:00 p.m. local time (10:00 p.m. GMT), provided that there are no voters in line, in which case, the closing time is […]
Venezuelan electoral director recalls the prohibition of publishing surveys or results
The head of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Aime Nogal, recalled “the prohibition of the advance of results” of the presidential elections that are being held this Sunday in Venezuelaas well as “the publication of surveys”, after some pollsters – some of which were detected as false when verification filters were applied – showed alleged […]
Venezuelans gather in Spain with slogans for freedom in their country
Several thousand Venezuelans gathered this Sunday in Madrid and other Spanish cities to demand freedom for their country on an election day in which they are competing for the presidency of Venezuela the current president, Nicolas Maduroand the opposition leader, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutiafavorite in most polls. The rally in Madrid, called by the Venezuelan opposition, […]
Venezuelan opposition ‘poisoned’ Latin American right with ‘fascism’, says Maduro
The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Madurohe said – hours before the presidential elections in his country – that the “extremist right” – referring to the majority anti-Chavez – “poisoned” the right in Latin America with “fascism.” “The extremist Venezuelan right has poisoned the entire Latin American right with radicalism and fascism,” said Maduro, the official […]
Maduro in three stages: Venezuela’s elections put his economic recipe to the test
From being a secondary character with Hugo Chavez in charge of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro He went on to rule the country, in his own words, with an iron fist. His mandate in the last decade, which has included a period of relaxation of the socialist economic recipe, will be subjected to a key test on […]
González Urrutia, the former ambassador who seeks to reconcile Venezuela
In just one hundred days, the former ambassador Edmundo Gonzalez He went from being a complete unknown in Venezuela to becoming one of the main candidates for the presidential elections, with the support of the largest opposition coalition, the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), which seeks to regain power after twenty-five years of Chavista government. González […]
Chile sends a protest note to Venezuela for preventing the entry of invited senators
The Chilean Government sent this Friday to Venezuela a note of protest for having prevented senators Felipe Kast (center-right) and José Manuel Rojo Edwards (far-right) from entering the country, invited by the Venezuelan opposition as observers in the elections on Sunday in which Nicolas Maduro seeks re-election. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Venezuelan […]