The Christmas bonus, Christmas bonus or extra pay, once an economic relief for thousands of families in Venezuela, you have been left with a negligible amount of money in a country that suffers a hyperinflation galloping, for more than four years, which has destroyed purchasing power and has multiplied informal employment. The extra purchases or […]
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The “Citgo 6”, a Venezuelan token to pressure the US.
When Alex Saab was extradited to USA, Verónica Vadell had a bad feeling, and was not mistaken, that same day they revoked the benefit of house by jail to her father, and to the rest of the six former directors of Citgo condemned in Venezuela. Known as the “Citgo 6,” five citizens of the United […]
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 […]
US asks Venezuela to release former Citgo officials detained 4 years ago
USA he insisted this Sunday on requesting the “unconditional” release of the six former directors of the Venezuelan company Citgo imprisoned in Venezuela, on the fourth anniversary of his arrest in the Caribbean country. The spokesman for the US State Department, Ned Price, said in a statement that this Sunday marks four years since those […]
Voting centers open in Venezuela for regional and local elections
Updated on 11/21/2021 10:21 am The opening of the voting centers for the elections regional and local this Sunday in Venezuela It began after 6 a.m. local time (10 a.m. GMT), at which time all polling stations in the country should be installed, according to the mandate of the National Electoral Council (CNE). Both the […]
The EU Chief Observer will be in Caracas during Election Day
Updated on 11/20/2021 12:42 pm The head of the Electoral Observation Mission of the European Union (MOE-UE) and Venezuela, Isabel Santos, will carry out her work in the local and regional elections this Sunday in Caracas and its metropolitan area, where it will visit several voting centers, the community bloc reported this Saturday. Following the […]
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 […]