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
Mar 16 Deadline looms for Venezuelan opposition leader to stand down in race against Maduro By Regina Garcia Cano, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado faces a choice on which the hopes of millions of Venezuelans fighting to restore their democracy depends. Continue reading
Jan 29 Venezuelan opposition candidate blocked by court calls it 'judicial criminality,' won't abandon race By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Machado said she expects government repression and other obstacles to increase against her and her team. But she wouldn't explain the steps that she plans to take to be allowed by electoral authorities to participate in the presidential election. Continue reading
Oct 23 Former lawmaker Maria Corina Machado dominates opposition's presidential primary in Venezuela By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Former Venezuelan lawmaker Maria Corina Machado, a longtime critic of Venezuela's government, has dominated the opposition's presidential primary election, getting more than 1.4 million votes, according to the latest partial results. Continue reading