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
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