The opposition is hopeful it can oust the incumbent, whose party has ruled the country for 25 years.After a campaign marked by intensifying efforts by Mr. Maduro’s allies to rein in the opposition — including arrests of opposition campaign workers, intimidation and vote suppression — the opposition bet heavily on an effort to have supporters
More than 80% of those who have left Venezuela are living in Latin America and the Caribbean, in countries which often already struggle to provide health and education to their own nationals.Most critically, the result is unlikely to allow the Biden administration to unwind its sweeping economic sanctions against Venezuela.The July 28 date — also
The free-market proponent won the contest with more than 90% of the vote. Venezuela’s top court complicated her presidential aspirations in January by affirming her ban, although she has continued campaigning and has rejected suggestions to choose a substitute.Brazil is the only country to use a fully digital voting system without paper backups.
On August 4 Maduro was the target of an unsuccessful assassination attempt undertaken with two explosive-laden drones (unmanned aerial vehicles) that were detonated near him while he spoke to National Guard troops after a commemorative parade in Caracas. Maduro was unharmed. Responsibility for the assault was unclear."Many of us, even if we have un
They have hit the country’s already flailing economy. Millions of Venezuelans have fled, and half the country live in poverty."Many of us, even if we have university degrees, have to work in whatever we can to survive and to support our families who're still in Venezuela," she explains.Not surprisingly, President Maduro did not take kindly to his