Dec 10 Daughter of Venezuela's Machado accepts Nobel Peace Prize in her mother's absence By David Keyton, Associated Press Machado has been in hiding and hasn't been seen in public since Jan. 9, when she was briefly detained after joining supporters in a protest in Caracas, Venezuela’s capital. Continue reading
Oct 09 WATCH: María Corina Machado, champion for democracy in Venezuela, wins Nobel Peace Prize By Kostya Manenkov, Regina Garcia Cano, Geir Moulson, Associated Press Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her struggle to achieve a democratic transition in the South American nation, winning recognition as a woman “who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a… Continue reading
Apr 21 El Salvadoran President Bukele proposes prisoner swap with Maduro for Venezuelan deportees By Marcos Aleman, Megan Janetsky, Associated Press Venezuela's prosecutor's office responded Sunday night, calling Bukele's statements "cynical" and referred to the Salvadoran leader as a "neofascist."… Continue reading
Jan 09 Officials deny reports of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado's arrest after anti-Maduro protest By Regina Garcia Cano, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Aides to Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said she was detained Thursday, followed moments later by official denials, in a confusing episode that capped a day of protests seeking to block President Nicolás Maduro from clinging to power. Continue reading
Aug 15 Venezuelan opposition leader rejects idea of redoing contested presidential election By Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Mayra Pertossi, Associated Press Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has rejected a proposal from Brazil’s president that Venezuela hold a new presidential election following the contested results of last month’s vote. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 10:27 The world knows 'Venezuelan people voted for change,' opposition leader Machado says By Nick Schifrin, Lachlan Hyatt, Zeba Warsi The top United Nations human rights official voiced deep concerns over the deteriorating situation in Venezuela two weeks after elections that the opposition says it won. President Nicolas Maduro claims he won the vote and is cracking down heavily on… Continue watching
Aug 02 Masked assailants ransack Venezuela opposition leader's headquarters as post-election tensions escalate By Regina Garcia Cano, Joshua Goodman, Gabriela Sá Pessoa, E. Eduardo Castillo, María Verza, Associated Press A half dozen masked assailants ransacked the headquarters of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in the latest escalation of violence against opponents of Nicolas Maduro following the country's disputed presidential election. Continue reading
Aug 01 U.S. recognizes Venezuela's opposition candidate as winner of disputed presidential election By Gabriela Sá Pessoa, E. Eduardo Castillo, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press The U.S. government on Thursday recognized Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González as the winner of the South American country's presidential election, discrediting the results announced by electoral authorities who declared President Nicolás Maduro the victor. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 7:52 Venezuela in political standoff after both Maduro and opposition claim election victory By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi, Solveig Rennan The U.S. says it has serious concerns about the election results in Venezuela after authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro declared a victory in a tumultuous presidential race. Exit polls showed a blowout win for the opposition party. Both Maduro and the… Continue watching
Mar 26 Venezuela's main opposition coalition unable to register a presidential candidate By Associated Press Omar Barboza, representative of the United States-backed Unitary Platform coalition, said that its candidate Corina Yoris was unable to be registered by Monday's midnight, the limit to do it. The presidential election is set for July 28. Continue reading