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The meeting between President Maduro and the national political council of the GPP late last night (AVN)

Venezuela’s Maduro Calls for Reactivation of the Great Patriotic Pole

May 22nd

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro put out a call this morning to reactivate the national party and movement coalition, the Great Patriotic Pole (GPP). His call comes among speculation that there could be municipal elections in November, as well as a push by social movements to be included in upper government bodies.

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Venezuela to Expand Its El Sistema Music Program
May 22nd
Venezuelan President Meets with Private Television Stations
May 22nd
Opposition Releases Alleged Recording Demonstrating Corruption within Venezuelan Government
May 21st
Venezuelan Anti-Crime Program Records 55% Homicide Reduction
May 20th
Venezuela-China Relations Grow Following VP’s Visit
May 17th
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Opinion & Analysis

International Crisis Group Against Venezuela

By Mark Weisbrot , May 21st

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
By Ronald Muñoz – Ciudad CCS, May 19th
One Month since 14 April, Nicolas has Advanced
By Nicmer Evans - Rebelión, May 18th
The Creators and the Creation: Review of “We Created Chávez: A People's History of the Venezuelan Revolution”
By Todd Chretien – Socialist Worker.org, May 17th
We’ve Definitely Arrived at the Inevitable
By Roland Denis - Aporrea, May 16th
Venezuela's Election System Holds Up As A Model For The World
By Eugenio Martinez - Forbes, May 15th
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Venezuela: Life after Chavez
By Fernando Lucena - Al Jazeera, May 22nd

Venezuela in images

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. 

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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

By Chris Carlson - Venezuelanalysis.com, Apr 20th

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

Understanding the Venezuelan Presidential Election Outcome
By Tamara Pearson - Venezuelanalysis.com, Apr 15th
The 14 April Venezuelan Presidential Election Campaign: Start of a New Era
By Tamara Pearson - Venezuelanalysis.com, Mar 27th
In the End, Awful Journalism
By Chris Carlson - Venezuelanalysis.com, Mar 12th
From “For Now” to “Forever More”: How Venezuelans Said Goodbye to Hugo Chavez
By Ewan Robertson - Venezuelanalysis.com, Mar 10th
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