Jul 29 Maduro declared winner in Venezuela’s presidential election, opposition contests results By Joshua Goodman, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press The National Electoral Council, which is controlled by Maduro loyalists, earlier said Maduro had secured 51% of the vote to 44% for González. Continue reading
Jul 28 Venezuela’s election could lead to seismic political shift or give Maduro 6 more years By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Venezuelans are voting Sunday in a presidential election whose outcome will either lead to a seismic shift in politics or extend by six more years the policies that caused the world’s worst peacetime economic collapse. Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 6:35 What to know about Venezuela’s high-stakes presidential election By John Yang, Satvi Sunkara Sunday’s presidential election in Venezuela could be the country’s most consequential one in nearly a decade, with experts saying nothing less than the future of Venezuelan democracy could be at stake. John Yang speaks with Alexandra Winkler, a senior associate… Continue watching
Jul 25 Venezuelans who fled instability hope for change and to eventually return home By Astrid Suárez, Teresa Medrano, Gisela Salomon, Nayara Batschke, Associated Press Economic and political instability forced millions of Venezuelans to leave, quashing dreams and leaving many wondering if they’ll ever return to what was once South America’s most prosperous country. Continue reading
Jul 22 Brazil’s Lula ‘frightened’ by Maduro’s talk of a bloodbath after Venezuela’s election By Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro should respect the results of the elections scheduled for Sunday. Continue reading
Apr 16 Venezuela closes embassy in Ecuador to protest raid on Mexican embassy By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the closure of his country's embassy and consulates in Ecuador in solidarity with Mexico in its protest over a raid by Ecuadorian authorities on the Mexican embassy in Quito. Continue reading
Apr 04 Guyana condemns Venezuela for signing into law a referendum approving annexation of disputed region By Bert Wilkinson, Associated Press Guyana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs vowed not to yield any land to Venezuela and called the move targeting Guyana's western Essequibo region an "egregious violation of the most fundamental principles of international law."… Continue reading
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
Feb 01 AP investigation reveals secret U.S. spy program that targeted top Venezuelan officials By Joshua Goodman, Jim Mustian, Associated Press The revelation comes at a fraught moment in U.S.-Venezuela relations and offers a rare window into the lengths the DEA was willing to go in a country that banned U.S. drug agents nearly two decades ago. Continue reading