Aug 30 Venezuelan government blames ‘sabotage’ as capital city faces major power outage By Adam Kemp Venezuelans awoke Friday to a major power outage in the capital, Caracas, and several states. 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 04 World leaders voice concern as thousands arrested in Venezuela after disputed election By Fabiola Sanchez, Associated Press In a statement, the leaders of several European countries including France, Spain, Germany and Italy said “the rights of all the Venezuelans, especially the political leaders, should be respected during this process. We strongly condemn any arrests or threats against… Continue reading
Aug 03 AP review: Vote tallies provided by Venezuela opposition casts doubt on official election results By Regina Garcia Cano, Joshua Goodman, Angeliki Kastanis, Associated Press An AP analysis of vote tally sheets released Friday by Venezuela’s main opposition indicates that their candidate won significantly more votes in Sunday’s election than the government has claimed, casting serious doubt on the official declaration that President Nicolás Maduro won. Continue reading
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 31 Maduro asks Venezuela’s Supreme Court to audit the presidential election results By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Colombian President Petro called on Venezuelan President Maduro to release detailed vote counts from the presidential election after authorities declared Maduro the winner. Continue reading
Jul 30 Across Venezuela, statues of Hugo Chávez are being attacked over alleged stolen election By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press “Every time we tackle one of their symbols, we're taking away some of their strength.”… 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
Jul 29 Blinken says U.S. has ‘serious concerns’ about Maduro’s win in Venezuelan election By Associated Press Blinken called for election officials to publish the full results transparently and immediately and said the U.S. and the international community would respond accordingly. Continue reading