President Maduro called on candidates on both sides who are elected on 8 December to participate in a “social, economic, and political national dialogue for the future of Venezuela” the day after the elections. His call comes amid some political violence.
As the Venezuelan government continues to tackle speculative retail pricing, President Nicolas Maduro has urged supporters to boycott private newspapers.
US and Colombian organisations are working with the Venezuela's political opposition to sabotage Venezuelan infrastructure, create deadly street violence, exacerbate food scarcity and provoke an international intervention, according to documents obtained by attorney and journalist Eva Golinger.
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has denounced a “massive” Twitter attack against the Venezuelan government after thousands of accounts belonging to ministers and pro-government media and supporters were simultaneously suspended yesterday.
“If you want to get rid of me, collect the signatures and we’ll see you in 2016,” said Presdient Nicolas Maduro yesterday in a statement directed at the opposition.
Earlier this month president Nicolas Maduro created a security body, the CESSPA, to coordinate information from intelligence organisations. Opposition spokespeople and private media have categorised the new body as “Castro-esque”, “dictatorial”, and “limiting free speech”.
An audio recording allegedly of the voice of late President Hugo Chavez affirming that he is “still alive” has been condemned by the Venezuelan government as a “disgusting montage”.
Despite teachers at the University of the Andes (ULA) and Central University of Venezuela (UCV) voting to end strikes, students at the ULA have reported that not all classes have resumed.
Following government allegations a fortnight ago that last year’s Amuay refinery disaster was caused by sabotage, authorities have now released a full report with details of the year-long investigation.
Following power outages that affected 70% of the country yesterday, the Venezuelan government has accused the far right of a rehearsal of an “electric coup”.
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has called on opposition legislators at the National Assembly (AN) to support his move to acquire decree powers under the Enabling Law.
A year on from the deadly gas explosion which left 42 dead and 120 wounded, the Venezuelan government has claimed there is “overwhelming” proof that the disaster was caused by a deliberate act of sabotage.
The media group 6to Poder, which includes economic daily El Comercio, 6to Poder Radio, Nova TV, and poll company 6to Poder Datos, has announced that it will be shutting down, after its accounts were frozen while its president, Leocenis Garica, is investigated for tax evasion, tax fraud, and money laundering.
