Politics
Maduro regime sets presidential elections for July 28 as crackdown on opposition candidates continues
The move comes amid increased repression against the opposition, including the disqualification of main candidate María Corina Machado
The move comes amid increased repression against the opposition, including the disqualification of main candidate María Corina Machado
Arrest warrants were issued earlier this month for three members of María Corina Machado’s team. Machado is currently widely considered the opposition's new unity candidate for next year's 2024 presidential election.
The peace agreement comes weeks after tensions rose between the two nations after Nicolás Maduro held a referendum vote asking Venezuelans if they believed their country had a legal right to the Essequibo region
The news comes as Brazil has also begun deploying troops to the Venezuelan border and the U.N. Security Council called an urgent meeting
Nicolas Maduro wants to annex a Guyanese territory and create a new Venezuelan state to seize its neighbor’s oil reserves
The new figures comes from the Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), which report a 46% drop in Venezuelan arrivals
Former deputy María Corina Machado achieved a resounding victory in the opposition primaries held this Sunday in Venezuela by garnering over 93% of the votes. Machado now aspires to be the unity candidate who will confront Chavismo in the 2024 presidential elections
U.S. immigration authorities transported more than 100 Venezuelans back to the communist dictatorship on Wednesday as the Biden administration resumed deportation flights back to the South American country
Maduro’s current presidency is widely viewed as the result of past fraudulent elections
The U.S. suggested that if a competitive presidential vote is held in 2024 and political prisoners are freed, the U.S. could temporarily lift some or all of the sanctions against Venezuela.
The Supreme Court added it will work with the attorney general’s office to prosecute the outgoing board