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☆ Venezuela’s Supreme Court certifies Maduro’s claims that he won presidential election
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s Supreme Court has backed President Nicolás Maduro’s claims that he won last month’s presidential election and said voting tallies published online showing he lost by a landslide were forged. The high court is packed with Maduro loyalists and has almost never ruled against the government. Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice President Caryslia Rodriguez in Caracas on Aug. 22. Gabriel Boric, the leftist president of Chile and one of the main critics of Maduro’s election gambit, lambasted the high court’s certification. “Today, Venezuela’s TSJ has finally consolidated the fraud,” he said on his X account referring to the initials of the high court.

Persons: Venezuela —, Nicolás Maduro’s, Maduro, Caryslia Rodriguez, Federico Parra, Edmundo González, ” González, Maria Corina Machado, Nicolas Maduro, Cristian Hernandez, González, Gabriel Boric, Venezuela’s TSJ, ” Organizations: Venezuela — Venezuela’s, Venezuelan, Getty, United Nations, Carter Center Locations: CARACAS, Venezuela, Caracas, AFP, Venezuelan, North Macedonia, Chile

☆ U.S., Western nations take measured stance on Venezuela’s disputed vote
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Three officials from different countries said the measured response comes as they are mindful of what happened after Maduro’s 2018 reelection. Then, the vote was quickly condemned as a sham and led to the most severe sanctions yet on the OPEC nation. In Washington, which under Republican President Donald Trump blocked Venezuela’s critical oil exports, there seems little appetite for more severe sanctions. The European Union last week said there was not enough evidence to support Maduro’s victory as announced by the CNE. Countries including China, Russia, Nicaragua and Cuba have recognized Maduro’s victory and offered him support.

Persons: Nicolás Maduro, Edmundo González, Jose Manuel Albares, Maduro’s, Donald Trump, Biden, Maria Corina Machado, Gonzalez, ”, Vedant Patel, Maduro, Elvis Amoroso, Kamala Harris, “, ’, Machado Organizations: Electoral Council, Maduro, United Nations, EU, Republican, Democratic U.S, Venezuela’s, U.S ., . State Department, . Washington, U.S, U.S . Treasury Department, State Department, Reuters, American States, Electoral, International, European Union, CNE, NBC Locations: U.S, Brazil, Venezuela, Spanish, Spain, OPEC, Maduro, Washington, ., reneging, Elvis Amoroso ., Mexico, Colombia, Canada, Panama, China, Russia, Nicaragua, Cuba

☆ Maduro says he will block X in Venezuela for 10 days, after spat with Musk over contested election
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Mauricio Torres | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said he’s taking steps to ban the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, in the country for 10 days, after a public dispute with its owner Elon Musk over the contested election that Maduro claimed to have won. Maduro’s announcement comes after he and Musk publicly exchanged criticism over a Venezuelan election that Maduro claimed to win, but which the United States and other Western countries say he lost. Musk has said on X that “Maduro is not a good guy” and accused him of “major election fraud.” Maduro in return has accused Musk of conspiring against his country. The US said last week “it is clear” that Maduro lost the popular vote in Venezuela’s election, as a key opposition leader said she was in hiding in fear for her life. Protests broke out across Venezuela after the country’s electoral body, which is stacked with regime allies, announced Maduro as the winner with 51% of the votes.

Persons: Nicolas Maduro, Elon Musk, Maduro, he’d, Musk, ”, “, Edmundo González Urrutia, Antony Blinken, Yvan Gil, Edmundo Gonzalez — Organizations: CNN, National Telecommunications Commission, ” CNN, WhatsApp, US, ” Locations: Venezuelan, United States, Venezuela’s, Venezuela

☆ ‘We are all united’: South Florida’s Venezuelan community gathers to protest election
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Bri Buckley | Bri Buckley Is A Reporter For Nbc In South Florida. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The crowd condemned long-time Venezuelan socialist president Nicolas Maduro after he said he beat opponent Edmundo González Urrutia in Sunday’s election. “It’s really, really, really a congregation that we see all around the world that we showed to the world that it was a fraud and Venezuela deserved freedom,” said Gabriel Duque. Many are hopeful their voices will be heard and they can go back to their home country again soon. If you ask a regular Venezuelan, he’s going to tell you that he wants Maduro to leave because we want to go back to our country. And as soon as we remove Nicolás Maduro, you’re going to see, you’re going to witness all Venezuelans going back to our country because we never want to left,” Morin said.

Persons: MIAMI —, Nicolas Maduro, Edmundo González Urrutia, González Urrutia, Antony Blinken, Pope Francis, “, ”, Alfredo Leon, Maria Teresa Morin, Chandan Khanna, Ysbael Bello, Daniella Levine Cava, Joe Carollo, “ It’s, Gabriel Duque, Maduro, ” Morin, ” Leon Organizations: MIAMI, Venezuelan, Getty, Local, Dade, Miami City, Doral Mayor Locations: Downtown Miami, Venezuelan, Sunday’s, U.S, South Florida, Miami, Dade County, Doral Mayor Christi Fraga, Venezuela

☆ Voices across the globe express concern over increasing arrests in Venezuela after disputed election
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Voices across the globe expressed concern Sunday over the growing number of arrests in Venezuela following last weekend’s disputed elections. The AP processed almost 24,000 images of tally sheets, representing the results from 79% of voting machines. According to the calculations, the González received 6.89 million votes, nearly half a million more than the government says Maduro won. The tabulations also show Maduro received 3.13 million votes from the tally sheets released. On Thursday, the governments of the three countries issued a joint statement calling on Venezuela’s electoral authorities “to move forward expeditiously and publicly release” detailed voting data.

Persons: Pope Francis, Nicolás Maduro, Maduro, Jon, Biden, “, Edmundo González, María Corina Machado —, Machado braved, ” Machado, González, Nicolas Maduro, Matias Delacroix, ” Maduro, ”, —, Venezuela’s, Gonzalez, Elvis Amoroso Organizations: Deputy National, CBS, ” Authorities, Associated Press, Maduro, Saturday, Electoral Council, AP, Electoral Locations: Venezuela, Venezuelan, Caracas, U.S, France, Spain, Germany, Italy, ”, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico

☆ Venezuela investigates Edmundo González and María Corina Machado
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Marlon Sorto | Tara John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Venezuela’s Public Ministry has opened a criminal investigation into presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia and opposition leader María Corina Machado, the country’s Attorney General Tarek William Saab said in a statement on Monday. The opposition, which enjoyed strong polling figures prior to the vote, says it won by a landslide. Machado said last week that González won by a landslide, and posted on X a link to what she says are the results from Sunday’s election. The US, among the countries that consider González the winner, said last week that it was“clear” President Maduro lost the popular vote. Protests broke out across Venezuela following the vote, which saw the government detain hundreds of opposition supporters.

Persons: Edmundo González Urrutia, María Corina Machado, Tarek William Saab, Nicolas Maduro, “, González, Machado, Maduro, ”, Federico Parra, implore Maduro, Pope Francis Organizations: CNN, Venezuela’s, Ministry, Public Ministry, police, Electoral Council, Getty Locations: AFP, Venezuela, Latin America

☆ Venezuelans march over contested election, number of detained rises
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Thousands of Venezuelans marched across the South American country on Saturday over its contested election, as President Nicolas Maduro told supporters some 2,000 people had been arrested during protests against the results. The published election result sparked widespread allegations of fraud and protests. Subsequently security forces cracked down on protests which Maduro’s government labeled part of an attempted U.S.-backed coup. “This time there will be no forgiveness,” Maduro told supporters at a rally in Caracas, where he said some 2,000 people had been detained in connection to “crimes” during the protests. During the week, some Venezuelans have appeared outside police stations seeking news of their detained family members.

Persons: Nicolas Maduro, Maduro, Edmundo Gonzalez, ” Maduro, ” Maduro’s, …, ” Alfredo Valera, Venezuela’s, Maria Corina Machado, “, ” Machado, Machado, ”, Maria Luzardo, Gonzalez, Antony Blinken Organizations: Wall Street Journal, Rights Watch, of American, OAS, Nations, U.S Locations: U.S, Caracas, Valencia, Maracaibo, San Cristobal, Venezuela, Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Uruguay, Russia, China, Cuba

☆ AP review of Venezuela opposition-provided vote tallies casts doubt on government’s election results
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Protesters demonstrate against the National Election Council certification of President Nicolas Maduro's reelection in Caracas, Venezuela, on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. The AP processed almost 24,000 images of tally sheets, representing the results from 79% of voting machines. National Electoral Council President Elvis Amoroso attributed the delay in updating results to "massive attacks" on the "technological infrastructure." The AP could not independently verify the authenticity of the 24,532 tally sheets provided by the opposition. The tally sheets, known in Spanish as "actas," are lengthy printouts that resemble shopping receipts.

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☆ Can Venezuela's political crisis affect migration and U.S. politics?
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Juliana Jiménez J. | Juliana Jiménez J. Is A Reporter For Noticias Telemundo. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

After 25 years of autocratic rule, a significant portion of Venezuelans in the country and in exile had enormous expectations of change. But of “those millions who have emigrated from Venezuela, criminals are the minority,” he said. In addition, experts on Venezuela told Noticias Telemundo that there is no evidence of a state policy aimed at sending criminals to other countries. The Trump campaign has also stated that Kamala Harris is “intentionally importing millions of illegals in hopes of turning them into Democratic voters,” which is also false. “The campaign does not comment on hypothetical situations,” Florez said, adding that “the Republican National Committee’s statement is identical to that of the Trump campaign."

Persons: Edmundo González Urrutia, Antony Blinken, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, Maria Corina Machado, Federico Parra, Nicolás, hasn’t, Vedant Patel, Maduro, Ryan C, Berg, Mike Johnston, Jon Ewing, Alayna Alvarez, Ewing, Joe Biden, Biden, Trump, ”, José Antonio Ibarra, Laken Riley, “, Ronna Rísquez, Carlos Nieto, ” Nieto, Kamala Harris, Jaime Florez, ” Florez, Harris, “ Harris, ” Casado, Eduardo Gamarra Organizations: United Nations, Refugees, Monday, U.S . State Department, National Electoral Committee, Americas, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Pew Research, TPS, Denver Human Services, U.S, NBC News, Republican National Convention, Venezuelan, of, Victims Monitor, Noticias Telemundo, Democratic, Immigrants, Trump, Republican National Committee, Republican National, Biden, Florida International University Locations: Venezuela, U.S, Venezuelan, Caracas, AFP, United States, —, Denver, Colorado, Mexico, Georgia, Milwaukee, Latin America, Florida

Venezuela's opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia thanked the U.S. on Friday for recognizing him as the official winner of Sunday's controversial presidential election, in which both González Urrutia and President Nicolás Maduro claimed victory. "Those tally sheets indicate that Edmundo González Urrutia received the most votes in this election by an insurmountable margin," Blinken said in a statement Thursday. "Given the overwhelming evidence, it is clear to the United States and, most importantly, to the Venezuelan people that Edmundo González Urrutia won." Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, center left, and opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González, center right, greet supporters at a protest against the result of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, on Tuesday. The controversy over the election results is fueling fears of increased protests and violence amid the international debate and lack of consensus.

Persons: Edmundo González Urrutia, González Urrutia, Nicolás Maduro, Antony Blinken, Maduro, Blinken, González, Maduro's, María Corina Machado, Machado, Maria Corina Machado, Edmundo González, Jesus Vargas, “, Venezuela’s, it's, Freddy Superlano Organizations: United, NBC, Electoral Council, Associated Press, Venezuelan, Pro Locations: U.S, United States, Venezuela, Argentina, Peru, Vente Venezuela, Caracas Saturday, Caracas, Maduro, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, Venezuelan

☆ U.S. recognizes opposition candidate González as winner of Venezuela’s presidential election
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, center left, and Opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González, center right, greet supporters at a protest against the result of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, on Tuesday. On Monday, after the National Electoral Council declared Maduro the winner of the election, thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets. The presidents of Colombia and Brazil — both close allies of the Venezuelan government — have urged Maduro to release detailed vote counts. He added that Mexico expects “that the evidence, the electoral results records, be presented.”Pressure has been building on the president since the election. But Machado, the opposition leader, has said vote tallies show González received roughly 6.2 million votes compared with 2.7 million for Maduro.

Persons: Nicolás Maduro, Edmundo González, Edmundo González Urrutia, Antony Blinken, Maduro, Maria Corina Machado, Jesus Vargas, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Gustavo Petro of, “, ”, Freddy Superlano, Maria Corina Machado —, —, González, Jorge Rodriguez, Machado, Machado’s, ” Machado, Venezuela’s, López Obrador Organizations: U.S . Department of, Electoral Council, México, Getty Images, Brazilian, Electoral, Foro Penal, National Assembly, Street, AP, Justice, Maduro, Brazil —, Venezuelan, Maduro’s United Socialist Party of Venezuela Locations: CARACAS, Venezuela, United States, Venezuela’s, ” U.S, U.S, Brazil, Caracas, Colombia, Mexico, Gustavo Petro of Colombia, “

☆ U.S. recognizes Maduro's opponent as winner in Venezuela election
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro rises his hand during a mass gathering convene by supporters on July 18, 2024 in Caracas, Venezuela. The United States on Thursday recognized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's opponent and opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez as the winner of Venezuela's disputed presidential election, rejecting Maduro's claim of victory. The announcement from Washington did not go beyond congratulating him for a "successful campaign," the closest the U.S. has come since Sunday's contested election to recognizing Gonzalez as the OPEC nation's new leader. The dispute over the presidential election results has sparked protests in Venezuela. Venezuela's electoral council proclaimed Maduro, who has been in power since 2013, the winner of the July 28 election with 51% of the vote.

Persons: Venezuela Nicolas Maduro, Nicolas Maduro's, Edmundo Gonzalez, Venezuela's, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, Antony Blinken, Sunday's, Gonzalez, Maduro Organizations: OPEC Locations: Venezuela, Caracas, United States, Venezuela's, Washington, U.S

☆ Does Anyone Have Leverage Over Nicolás Maduro?
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Julie Turkewitz | Jack Nicas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The message delivered Thursday night was blunt: The United States recognized Venezuela’s opposition presidential candidate as the winner in Sunday’s election and dismissed a declaration by election officials that the country’s autocrat, President Nicolás Maduro, had won. The U.S. declaration ratcheted up the international condemnation of a vote riddled with irregularities and was an attempt to warn Mr. Maduro that the world would not accept a farce. Even some of Mr. Maduro’s fellow leftist leaders in Latin America have expressed grave doubts about his claim of victory. But will it matter? There is widespread skepticism that foreign pressure will affect Mr. Maduro’s grip on power, at least in the short term.

Persons: Nicolás Maduro, Biden, Edmundo González, Maduro, Maduro’s Organizations: United, New York Times Locations: United States, U.S, Latin America

☆ Venezuela’s opposition secured over 80% of crucial vote tally sheets. Here’s how they did it
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

On Sunday, officials attempted to block opposition volunteers from voting centers, and in some places, they succeeded. The QR code scans gave a team of campaign workers immediate access to voting results, which they tabulated Sunday night and Monday. The National Electoral Council has not yet shared the tallies on its website, which has been down since Monday. While it is not obligated to post images of the tally sheets, it has previously shared each sheet’s totals. The campaign needed to get them all fully scanned using equipment especially designed to copy the tally sheets.

Persons: Maria Corina Machado, Nicolás Maduro, Maduro, ” Machado, “, chorizo, Machado, Edmundo González, Elvis Amoroso, Gonzalez, Enrique Márquez, …, ”, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Gustavo Petro of, González, Jorge Rodriguez, Antony Blinken Organizations: Electoral, Electoral Council, United Socialist Party of, “, Maduro’s, National, International, Regional Locations: Venezuela, Caracas, United Socialist Party of Venezuela, Brazil, Gustavo Petro of Colombia, U.S

CNN —Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says she’s in hiding, fears for her life, and can prove President Nicolas Maduro did not win Sunday’s contentious presidential election. “I am writing this from hiding, fearing for my life, my freedom,” Machado wrote in an opinion editorial published Thursday by The Wall Street Journal. Though the country’s Public Ministry later clarified that no arrest warrant had been issued for either opposition figure. The United States is among numerous countries that have called on Venezuelan electoral officials to publish detailed results from Sunday’s presidential election. I call on those who reject authoritarianism and support democracy to join the Venezuelan people in our noble cause,” she said.

Persons: Maria Corina Machado, she’s, Nicolas Maduro, “, ” Machado, Machado, Jorge Rodriguez, Edmundo Gonzalez, Maduro, –, ”, Nicolas Maduro's, Carlos Landaeta, Edmundo González, Maduro didn’t, Federico Parra, Celso Amorim Organizations: CNN, Wall Street, Venezuela’s National, Public, Carter, Venezuelan, Puerto La Cruz, Getty, Electoral Council, CNE, Argentine Embassy, Human Rights Watch, Local, Foro Penal Locations: Venezuelan, Venezuela’s, Venezuela, United States, Puerto La, Anzoategui, AFP, Argentine, Miraflores, Caracas

☆ Tensions high in Venezuela after contested election, with more arrests feared
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty ImagesShops and public transport across Venezuela shut down on Wednesday as tensions over a fiercely disputed presidential election and rumors of more opposition arrests and sporadic violence kept many people home. Socialist President Nicolas Maduro, who has ruled since 2013, was proclaimed the winner of the Sunday vote by the electoral council. Meanwhile, international pressure on the government has mounted to release full results, including from regional heavyweights the United States and Brazil. At a session of the Washington-based Organization of American States, Brian Nichols, a senior U.S. diplomat for Latin America, said the reason Venezuela's electoral authority has failed to release full vote tallies is "obvious." Either officials do not want to confirm Gonzalez's lopsided triumph, or they need more time to falsify results, he argued.

Persons: Nicolas Maduro, Edmundo Gonzalez, Maduro, Gonzalez, Venezuela's, Brian Nichols Organizations: Venezuelan, Anadolu, Getty, Socialist, Maduro, Carter, Reuters, American Locations: Caracas, Venezuela, North Macedonia, U.S, United States, Brazil, Washington, Latin America

☆ U.S. Recognizes Maduro’s Rival as Winner of Venezuelan Election
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Julie Turkewitz | More About Julie Turkewitz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The United States on Thursday night recognized Venezuela’s opposition presidential candidate, Edmundo González, as the winner of the country’s disputed presidential election. The announcement, by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, comes despite a claim by the country’s authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, and by the government-controlled electoral body, that Mr. Maduro won the vote. Mr. Maduro has yet to produce clear evidence of a victory, and election officials have failed to provide a vote count. Mr. González campaign says that it has receipts from more than 80 percent of voting machines that indicate that he won the election by an insurmountable margin. Mr. Blinken, in a statement, said that “given the overwhelming evidence, it is clear to the United States and, most importantly, to the Venezuelan people that Edmundo González Urrutia won the most votes in Venezuela’s” presidential election on Sunday.

Persons: Edmundo González, Antony J, Blinken, Nicolás Maduro, Maduro, González, Edmundo González Urrutia, Venezuela’s Locations: States, United States, Venezuela’s ”

☆ Costa Rica is prepared to offer asylum to Venezuelan opposition leaders, minister says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez raise their hands during a press conference following the announcement by the National Electoral Council that Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro won the presidential election, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 29, 2024. Costa Rica's Foreign Minister Arnoldo Andre said on Tuesday that the Central American government was prepared to give political asylum or refuge status to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez. "We have been informed of arrest warrants against Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo Gonzalez," Andre said in a video message, saying he was prepared to grant asylum and refuge to them, and "all other politically persecuted people in Venezuela, especially those who are refugees in the Argentine embassy in Caracas." Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who declared his election victory shortly after midnight on Monday while the opposition and independent pollsters contested the result, has ordered military and police patrols across the country from Wednesday. Costa Rica's presidency has rejected the results proclaiming Maduro's win and called them fraudulent.

Persons: Maria Corina Machado, Edmundo Gonzalez, Nicolas Maduro, Costa, Arnoldo Andre, Andre, pollsters, Costa Rica's, Maduro's Organizations: National Electoral Council, Central American, Argentine Locations: Caracas, Venezuela, Costa Rica's, Venezuelan, Argentine

☆ Election Results Presented by Venezuela’s Opposition Suggest Maduro Lost Decisively
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Anatoly Kurmanaev | Ethan Singer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Venezuela’s electoral body announced on Monday that the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, comfortably won another six years in office, beating his main opponent by seven percentage points in a vote that was marred by widespread irregularities. But partial election results, provided to The New York Times by a group of researchers associated with Venezuela’s main opposition alliance, supply new evidence that calls the official result into question. Their figures suggest that an opposition candidate, a retired diplomat named Edmundo González, actually beat Mr. Maduro by more than 30 percentage points. The researchers’ estimate of the result — 66 percent to 31 percent — is similar to the result obtained by an independent exit poll conducted on Election Day across the country. By Wednesday, Venezuela’s government-controlled election authority had still not released detailed results, despite growing international pressure.

Persons: Nicolás Maduro, Edmundo González, Venezuela’s Organizations: The New York Times, The Times

☆ Venezuelans have seen this movie before, but Maduro should beware. This time, the ending could be different
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Rafael Romo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The month before, President Nicolás Maduro had declared a “constitutional state of emergency.”Julio Borges, in a photograph taken by CNN's Rafael Romo on June 9, 2016. Maduro, now 61, is a former bus driver who became a Caracas metro system union leader and rose through the ranks. In January of that year, Juan Guaidó, then president of the National Assembly, had proclaimed himself interim president of Venezuela. Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido scuffle with members of the Bolivarian National Police during a protest against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on November 18, 2019. The Venezuelan opposition political party Voluntad Popular said Tuesday that its leader Freddy Superlano has been kidnapped.

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☆ What’s happening in Venezuela - protests, election uncertainty and an economic crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Venezuelans across the country took to the streets on Monday to protest a disputed election, clashing with police as uncertainty swirls around the results amid allegations of election fraud. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro after the presidential election results were announced in Caracas on July 29, 2024. Though Maduro supporters celebrated his win in parts of Caracas, Monday was marked by wider protests by the opposition. Many regional and world leaders have cast doubt on the results, including the United States – though some of Venezuela’s partners have stood by Maduro. Once the fifth-largest economy in Latin America, Venezuela has experienced the worst economic collapse of a peacetime country in recent history.

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☆ Protests erupt in Venezuela after Maduro claims victory in disputed election result
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

An armoured police car drives through tear gas during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on July 29, 2024, a day after the Venezuelan presidential election. Federico Parra | Afp | Getty ImagesSecurity forces and protesters clashed in parts of the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, shortly after President Nicolas Maduro claimed victory in a disputed election result. Opponents of Maduro's government could also be seen carrying a large banner that read: "Venezuela, I want you to be free." A riot police officer uses tear gas against demonstrators during a protest by opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in the Catia neighborhood of Caracas on July 29, 2024, a day after the Venezuelan presidential election. Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado talks to the media, accompanied by opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, following the presidential election results in Caracas on July 29, 2024.

Persons: Nicolas Maduro, Federico Parra, Maduro's, Nicolas Maduro's, Yuri Cortez, Edmundo González Urrutia, González, Marina Corina Machado, Machado, Jesus Vargas, Maduro, John Kirby, Maria Corina Machado, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia Organizations: Venezuelan, Afp, Getty Images Security, Getty, CNBC, Electoral Council, Independent, Guardian, Headquarters, Associated Press, White House Locations: Caracas, Venezuelan, Venezuela, Catia

☆ Venezuela’s Power Struggle Deepens, With Dueling Rallies Planned
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Frances Robles | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Leaders of both sides of Venezuela’s political divide are calling on their followers to take to the streets on Tuesday, in a sign that the crisis set off by this weekend’s disputed presidential election is intensifying. The opposition leader María Corina Machado released data that she said showed Edmundo González, the opposition candidate, winning in a landslide, and summoned her followers to a rally n front of the United Nations offices in Caracas. Jorge Rodríguez, the president of the National Assembly and the head of President Nicolás Maduro’s campaign, also called for massive marches on Tuesday from traditional government strongholds to Miraflores, the presidential palace, after the government declared Mr. Maduro the winner. “Thousands of us will be out on the streets from all four corners of the globe, who came out on the day of the closing campaign to line all the avenues of this capital,” he said on Monday night. “We are going to Miraflores to defend our right to life, our right to freedom, and, above all, our right to choose and to defend the result of the election.”

Persons: María Corina Machado, Edmundo González, Jorge Rodríguez, Nicolás Maduro’s, Maduro, “, ” Organizations: United Nations, National Assembly Locations: Caracas, Miraflores, ”

☆ How Authoritarian Governments Rig Elections to Stay in Power
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Eve Sampson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner of Venezuela’s presidential vote on Monday despite glaring election irregularities, plunging the country into widespread protests. Mr. Maduro was declared the winner by the country’s electoral authority, which did not release a full vote count, fueling suspicions about the credibility Mr. Maduro’s claim of victory. Ms. Machado called the results “impossible,” and many pointed to government interference at polling stations. This is not the first time Mr. Maduro’s administration has been accused of reporting false election results. Like other authoritarian leaders across the world, Mr. Maduro has employed myriad tactics to rig elections in an attempt to garner legitimacy by skewing the democratic process.

Persons: Nicolás Maduro, Edmundo González, María Corina Machado, Maduro, Maduro’s, Ms, Machado

☆ Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro wins third term, electoral authority says, contradicting exit polls
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro speaks during the election campaign closing event on July 25, 2024 in Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has won a third term with 51% of the vote, the country's electoral authority said just after midnight on Monday, despite multiple exit polls which pointed to an opposition win. Maduro, appearing at the presidential palace before cheering supporters, said his reelection is a triumph of peace and stability and reiterated his campaign trail assertion that Venezuela's electoral system is transparent. A poll from Edison Research, known for its polling of U.S. elections, had predicted in an exit poll that Gonzalez would win 65% of the vote, while Maduro would win 31%. Local firm Meganalisis predicted a 65% vote for Gonzalez and just under 14% for Maduro.

Persons: Venezuela Nicolas Maduro, Nicolas Maduro, Edmundo Gonzalez, Gonzalez, Maduro, Meganalisis, Elvis Amoroso Organizations: Edison Research, Maduro Locations: Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuelan

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