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Venezuelan opposition figure Machado wins top European rights prize

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Venezuelan opposition figure Machado wins top European rights prize

Ana Corina Sosa, daughter of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, holds the Vaclav Havel human Rights Prize awarded at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg eastern France, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The Council of Europe on Monday (September 30, 2024) awarded its 2024 rights prize to…

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Venezuela Opposition Presidential Candidate Leaves For Spain As Diplomatic Tensions Rise

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Venezuela Opposition Presidential Candidate Leaves For Spain As Diplomatic Tensions Rise

File photo Caracas: Venezuela’s former presidential opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez has left for Spain in the wake of the South American country’s contested election, Venezuelan and Spanish officials said on Saturday night after a day of rising diplomatic tensions. Gonzalez, 75, who ran against President Nicolas Maduro in July, left after “voluntarily seeking refuge in…

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Venezuela under Maduro — authoritarianism and economic chaos | Data

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Venezuela under Maduro — authoritarianism and economic chaos | Data

Venezuelan nationals protest against the results of their country’s presidential election, in Quito, Ecuador, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024 | Photo Credit: AP On July 28, Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro returned to power after a controversial election, whose results have been disputed by the Opposition and several countries. The unpopularity of Mr. Maduro’s regime is not…

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Venezuelan electoral council says U.N. report on vote ‘rife with lies’

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Venezuelan electoral council says U.N. report on vote ‘rife with lies’

Venezuela’s flag flutters over the Federal Legislative Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela on August 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Venezuela’s CNE electoral council, under fire after declaring a widely rejected election victory for President Nicolas Maduro, on Wednesday (August 14, 2024) described a U.N. report disputing the outcome as “rife with lies.” The CNE proclaimed…

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Anti-Maduro protests spread as Venezuelan opposition says he stole vote

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Anti-Maduro protests spread as Venezuelan opposition says he stole vote

Demonstrators hold a banner reading “Let’s go with the truth and without violence” as they gather to protest election results that awarded Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro with a third term, in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 30, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Opponents and supporters of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro planned to rally on Tuesday as…

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What’s Happening With Venezuela Election And Why US Is Concerned

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What’s Happening With Venezuela Election And Why US Is Concerned

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro claimed victory in the country’s presidential election CARACAS: Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro claimed victory in the country’s presidential election in the early hours of Monday morning, even as the country’s opposition said its candidate Edmundo Gonzalez was the victor and it had the polling to prove it. WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE…

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Venezuela President Wins Reelection With 51.2% Of Vote

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Venezuela President Wins Reelection With 51.2% Of Vote

Venzuela’s Nicolas Maduro won a third six-year term this time. Caracas, Venezuela: Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro won reelection with 51.2 per cent of votes cast Sunday, the electoral council announced, after a campaign tainted by claims of opposition intimidation and fears of fraud. Elvis Amoroso, president of the CNE electoral body, in its majority loyal…

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Tense Venezuela votes in shadow of ‘bloodbath’ warning

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Tense Venezuela votes in shadow of ‘bloodbath’ warning

Venezuelans voted on July 28 between continuity in President Nicolas Maduro or change in rival Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia amid high tension following the incumbent’s threat of a “bloodbath” if he loses. Polls suggest the vote poses the biggest threat yet to 25 years of “Chavismo,” the populist movement founded by Mr. Maduro’s predecessor and mentor,…

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U.S. to ease Venezuela oil, gas sanctions after election deal

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U.S. to ease Venezuela oil, gas sanctions after election deal

The United States will ease some oil and gas sanctions against Venezuela after the South American country’s government and opposition agreed to hold elections next year. In response to those “democratic developments,” the U.S. Treasury Department “has issued General Licenses authorizing transactions involving Venezuela’s oil and gas sector and gold sector,” and is “removing the…

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