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An opposition placard: "Socialism" below a skull and crossbones (Reuters)

CNE: Venezuelan Opposition Occupies 75.4% of TV Election Ads

75.4% of televised campaign advertisements have been pro-opposition and 24.6% have been pro-government since the race for 165 seats in Venezuela’s National Assembly officially began last Thursday. The opposition's media campaign has been focused on Venezuela's crime rate and the recent death of hunger striker Franklin Brito.

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Opinion & Analysis

Venezuela’s Opposition: Manufacturing Fear in Exchange for Votes

“Venezuela, more deadly than Iraq” read a headline in the  New York Times on Aug. 23 – a headline of such shock value that it can only mean one thing: it’s election time in Venezuela. 

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Recession Forcing Colombia-Venezuela Peace
“Sowing Light” Part 1: Bringing Solar Power to Rural Venezuela
NYT Exploits Own Iraq Death Toll Denial to Trash Venezuela
Moving Toward Land Reform, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology in Venezuela

Venezuela in images

Solar Power in Rural Venezuela - Sembrando Luz, or “Sowing Light,” is a government anti-poverty program that brings electricity to the country’s most geographically isolated towns by installing solar panels and training the community to use and maintain them. The first phase began in 2007. By the end of 2009, more than 800 systems were installed in 550 communities, along with 110 solar powered water purification systems and 30 water pumps, benefitting an estimated 200,000 people. The second phase began this year in the community of El Quinó and a handful of other Andean towns.

A solar system for an adobe-walled home

“Sowing Light” Part 1: Bringing Solar Power to Rural Venezuela

Suggett visits the isolated rural village of El Quinó, where the government and community have worked together to install solar power, bringing electricity to the town for the first time, along with other social benefits.

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Economic Indicators

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This CEPR paper "The Chávez Administration at 10 Years" from February 2009 looks at some of the most important economic and social indicators during the 10 years of the Chávez administration in Venezuela, as well as the current economic expansion.