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Jose Abreu (left) and President Nicolas Maduro (VTV)

Venezuela to Expand Its El Sistema Music Program

Founder of Venezuela’s world famous El Sistema music program, Jose Abreu, met with President Nicolas Maduro last night to discuss expanding the program. They agreed on a project called Musical Program Simon Bolivar, which will aim to have one million Venezuelan youth and children playing musical instruments.

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Opinion & Analysis

International Crisis Group Against Venezuela

The International Crisis Group (ICG) sells itself as “working to prevent conflict worldwide” but there is one country where their mission looks more like promoting rather than preventing conflict.  Exhibit A is their report on Venezuela, released recently. 

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Henrique Capriles: The Prefabricated Leader
One Month since 14 April, Nicolas has Advanced
We’ve Definitely Arrived at the Inevitable
Venezuela's Election System Holds Up As A Model For The World

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Live Electoral Auditing - The National Electoral Council (CNE) is broadcasting its citizen audit of the election results live on its website. Here are some excerpts from the process. 

Henrique Capriles holds up a vote tally at a press conference last Monday (Getty Images)

Claims of Fraud in Venezuela: The Fake Evidence of Henrique Capriles

Opposition candidate Henrique Capriles has refused to acknowledge the results of the election, claiming the government committed fraud. In what follows, I will list all of the alleged evidence of fraud cited by Capriles, and explain why every single example is either demonstrably false, or extremely implausible.

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Economic Indicators

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This CEPR has written various reports on the situation of the venezuelan economy. Read them here