María Corina Machado leads opposition poll for 2024 Venezuelan presidential race. She secured 93% of votes, despite a current ban from public office. Winner to face likely candidate, President Nicolás Maduro. In the early tally of votes from a recent opposition party poll in Venezuela, aimed at selecting a unified candidate for the 2024 presidential … Read more
Venezuela’s opposition holds self-organized primary for 2024 presidential candidate. National Electoral Council, led by Maduro ally, refused assistance. Opposition aims to unite against Maduro’s expected reelection bid. Venezuela‘s opposition is conducting a self-organized primary to select a candidate for the 2024 presidential race, as the National Electoral Council, led by a close ally of President … Read more
The leaders of Colombia and Venezuela restored a trade agreement. Maduro pledged to create a shared “economic zone” with set trade restrictions. Diplomatic relations between the two nations were cut. As the most recent sign of peace between the neighbors, the leaders of Colombia and Venezuela on Thursday restored a trade agreement that had been … Read more
Juan Guaidó oversaw the Venezuelan opposition’s three-year campaign. The vote marks a shift in the opposition’s position of influence. Only 6% of Venezuelans said they would vote for Guaidó. The vote marks a shift in the opposition’s position of influence as it looks for fresh tactics to appeal to voters in front of the country’s … Read more
Iran and Venezuela have signed a 20-year cooperation pact. The accord was signed during Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s two-day visit to Tehran. Both countries are subject to harsh US sanctions, as well as rising global food prices and rising tensions in the Mideast. TEHRAN: Iran and Venezuela signed a 20-year cooperation pact on Saturday during … Read more
A senior US official said Tuesday that the US is easing some of its tough sanctions against Venezuela in order to encourage political dialogue between President Nicolas Maduro’s regime and its opponents. “The United States is undertaking a number of measures at the request of the Venezuelan interim government and the Unity platform of opposition … Read more
CARACAS: As part of the annual Easter “burning of Judas” ceremonies, a four-headed mannequin bearing the likenesses of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Russian President Vladimir Putin was set ablaze on Sunday. On Easter Sunday, it is traditional in Venezuela to incinerate an effigy of Judas Iscariot, the biblical character who is said to have … Read more
Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and other senior officials have been charged with “narco-terrorism” by the US. They have been accused of flooding the US with cocaine and using drugs as a weapon to target the health of Americans. Attorney General William Barr has announced the charges. A $15m reward is being offered for anyone who … Read more
