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Chavistas Take 17 of 23 States in Venezuelan Regional Elections as Opposition Cries Fraud
October 16, 2017 ... process”, echoing President Maduro’s remarks several hours earlier. Blyde urged opposition candidates to mobilize ... -
Venezuelan Government Foils Destabilisation Plans
April 12, 2013 ... falling into provocations” of violence. Within hours of Maduro's announcement last night, an employee of the ... -
Venezuelan Government: Separatist Opposition Uses Paramilitaries for Social Cleansing, Destabilization
June 15, 2009 Venezuelan Minister for Justice and Internal Affairs, Tarek El-Aissami, accused the governors of opposition-controlled states along the Colombian border of permitting bands of Colombian paramilitary troops to destabilize the region and carry out a wave of "social cleansing" murders in recent months. -
Maduro asks Cabinet to Resign, Plans Restructuring in Face of Electoral Defeat
December 9, 2015 Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced today several steps to “protect the achievements of the revolution” in light of the 2/3 majority secured yesterday by the country's opposition, including a full cabinet shakeup. -
Judge Linked to Leopoldo Lopez Trial Shot Dead in Venezuela
June 2, 2017 ... dialogue, for words, for peace.” Death Toll Hits 70 Just hours after Moncada’s death was confirmed, another ... -
Hardline Venezuelan Opposition Relents and Agrees to Participate in Elections
September 1, 2021 Opposition figure Henry Ramos Allup said the decision to take part in the vote had the blessing of the United States, Canada, and the European Union. -
One Month On, Chavistas and Opposition Rally in Venezuela (+video)
March 12, 2014 ... throwing stones and molotovs cocktails. After around three hours of fighting, police and the national guard (GNB) ... barricaders fought with security forces for more than five hours near a university in Barquisimeto. According to ... -
Venezuelan Opposition Leaders Demand More Demonstrations Following Deadly Clashes
February 13, 2014 ... demonstrations turning deadly yesterday. In the early hours of this morning interior minister Miguel Rodriguez ... report from El Universal that claims in the late hours of Wednesday night a Caracas court issued an arrest ... -
Venezuelan Opposition Invited to National Assembly to Debate Constitutional Reform
September 11, 2007 ... he supported the proposal to reduce the working day to six hours. However, Allup said to Union Radio that his decision ... -
Venezuelan Students and Security Forces Clash Violently as Referendum Debate Intensifies
January 28, 2009 ... canisters to disperse the students. Having spent two hours negotiating with representatives of the armed Leftist ... -
Venezuela: Violent Protesters to Face Criminal Charges
August 31, 2009 ... the law, which prohibits religious education during school hours, increases access to education for the poor, and ... -
Rallies Held as Campaigning Concludes for Venezuelan State Elections
December 14, 2012 Campaigning for Venezuela’s state elections is now officially over, with both pro-government and opposition gubernatorial candidates holding final rallies to shore up support ahead of Sunday’s vote. -
More than 1.8 Million Venezuelans Turn out to Vote in Election Run-Through
September 4, 2012 Over 10% of Venezuela's 18.9 million registered voters turned out to take part in an election day practice-run on Sunday, which allowed the country's citizens to try out voting machines at electoral centres across the country. -
Venezuelan Government and Opposition Sit Down to Talks
April 11, 2014 Representatives of the Venezuelan government and opposition sat down to talk last night for the first time since protests and violence began in early February. -
Venezuelan Capital Sees Rise in Violent Street Bands Following Opposition Withdrawal from Peace Talks
May 15, 2014 ... devices, rocks and homemade fragmentation grenades. Hours later, police arrested some 80 rock and ...