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August 19, 2024

Ganamos

Tens of thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets around the world over the weekend, demanding that authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro recognize the results of last month’s election they say he lost. In the capital Caracas and other cities across Venezuela, in the United States, Australia,...

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August 07, 2024

A Campaign of Terror

Venezuela’s attorney general on Monday launched an investigation into opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzáles and opposition leader María Corina Machado, accusing them of inciting the armed forces to disobey the government, after the pair called on them to halt actions against protesters demonstrating against President...

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August 05, 2024

Show Me the Numbers

Mass demonstrations continued across Venezuela over the weekend, part of street protests that erupted nationwide following the July 28 presidential win of incumbent Nicolás Maduro amid accusations of fraud and irregularities, Merco Press reported. Last week, Venezuela’s electoral authority declared Maduro the winner of the vote...

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July 31, 2024

A Bitter Aftertaste

At least 16 people died in protests following the contested election win of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, while the opposition said their candidate won in a landslide, Reuters reported. The announcement of the election board on Monday, awarding the outgoing president a third term, triggered protests...

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July 30, 2024

The Dangers of Doubt

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia both claimed victory in Sunday’s presidential election, amid accusations of fraud and irregularities that analysts say are likely to set the stage for a high-stakes political standoff in Venezuela, CNN reported. With more than 80 percent...

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July 26, 2024

The Three-legged Stool

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is running for reelection for a third term on July 28. His strategy includes appearing on the ballot 13 times as the endorsed candidate of different political parties. His main rival, Edmundo González Urrutia, meanwhile, appears only three times. These maneuvers are...

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April 19, 2024

Magical Thinking

Venezuelan officials criticized the United States’ decision this week to reimpose oil sanctions, after Washington said that the government of President Nicolas Maduro has failed to allow “an inclusive and competitive election” to take place this year, the Financial Times reported. In October, the Biden administration...

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March 25, 2024

Refusing to Collapse

President Nicolás Maduro seems likely to breeze through Venezuela’s July 28 general election. He recently won the nomination of his political party, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, with little or no opposition, reported the Associated Press. He also faces no serious rival. Last year, Venezuelan...

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January 26, 2024

Broken Promises

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado accused President Nicolás Maduro of employing intimidation tactics against her and her supporters, the latest fight between the government and the opposition ahead of elections later this year, the BBC reported. Machado alleged that two of her campaign coordinators were...

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November 27, 2023

Rapprochement

As post-pandemic inflation gripped the global economy and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused energy costs to spike, the United States sought to expand the oil available on world markets by easing sanctions on oil-rich Venezuela. The sanctions date from 2005, when the US slapped them on...

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November 01, 2023

Lip Service

Venezuela’s top court this week suspended the results of the opposition’s recent primary election, a move that will likely hinder the participation of opposition candidates in next year’s presidential vote, the Associated Press reported. The ruling is centered on the opposition’s primary vote on Oct. 22...

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