The United States hit Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with direct sanctions on Monday over a disputed and deadly weekend vote that, while consolidating his power, has largely isolated him at home and abroad as the “dictator” of a failing petro-state. The US measures were unusual in that they targeted a sitting head of state, but … Read more
An unofficial referendum rejects plans to rewrite Venezuela’s constitution, but the President says it is “meaningless”. More than seven million voters have taken part in the opposition-organised referendum in Venezuela, according to academics monitoring the poll. Voters strongly opposed government plans for a new constituent assembly with the power to scrap the National Assembly and … Read more
In Miami, Madrid and across Latin America Venezuelans living abroad enthusiastically cast ballots in a vote organized Sunday by the opposition that sought to undermine unpopular President Nicolas Maduro. “I feel like a liberator!” exclaimed Monica Rodriguez in Miami, the city with the biggest expatriate Venezuelan population and one of 500 worldwide to host a … Read more
Venezuela’s embattled president Tuesday repeated claims of a US-backed coup attempt against him and angrily warned President Donald Trump that Venezuela would fight back against such a move. President Nicolas Maduro’s comments came a day after he announced the arrests of five opponents he accused of plotting against him to clear the way for a … Read more
“Enough is enough,” world celebratedVenezuelanconductor Gustavo Dudamel said Thursday of the increasingly deadly political crisis gripping his homeland. “Nothing justifies bloodshed,” the director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic wrote on his Facebook page in a post urging Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro “to listen to the people.” His comments came the day after an 18-year-old man, … Read more
Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro have set up roadblocks and staged demonstrations demanding elections as the country’s political and economic crisis deepens. They responded with defiance to his call for a new constitution to end unrest that has killed 28 people. Mr Maduro said his move was necessary to fend off a foreign-backed plot … Read more
Venezuelan opposition leaders have called for a ‘mega protest’ after President Nicolas Maduro’s announced plans for a new constitution drafted by unelected workers and farmers. Maduro used the May Day holiday to call for a new ‘worker’s constitution’ in an attempt to quell weeks of protests that began after the judiciary tried to strip power … Read more
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has called for talks to resume with the opposition. He also said he wanted local elections to take place. His comments came as another large demonstration is planned for Monday after three weeks of tense protests across the country. Demonstrators have been calling for presidential elections due next year to be … Read more
The latest protests were on Saturday and another march is planned for Monday Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has called for talks to resume with the opposition. He also said he wanted local elections to take place. His comments came as another large demonstration is planned for Monday after three weeks of tense protests across the … Read more
Thousands of Venezuelans have marched in protest against the banning from politics of opposition leader Henrique Capriles for 15 years. In Caracas, police used tear gas to prevent demonstrators reaching the offices of the national ombudsman. Saturday’s protest came after a week of anti-government demonstrations. They were initially sparked by a Supreme Court ruling to … Read more
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has rejected accusations that moves to consolidate his power in the crisis-hit country violated the constitution. Maduro’s opponents accused him of staging a coup after the Supreme Court took over powers from the legislature and removed lawmakers’ immunity. “In Venezuela, the constitution, civil, political and human rights and people power are … Read more