A former Venezuelan diplomat named Edmundo González Urrutia has been selected as the substitute opposition candidate who will square off against President Maduro in the next election. In the whirlwind world of Venezuelan politics, the former ambassador is now crucial to efforts to oust President Nicolás Maduro as the main opposition faction’s presidential candidate. “I […]
A former Venezuelan diplomat named Edmundo González Urrutia has been selected as the substitute opposition candidate who will square off against President Maduro in the next election. In the whirlwind world of Venezuelan politics, the former ambassador is now crucial to efforts to oust President Nicolás Maduro as the main opposition faction’s presidential candidate. “I […]
How do you spell hypocrite? D-E-M-O-C-R-A-T. The Biden White House press secretary is quite worried about — wait for it — the ruling Venezuelan president’s attempts to exclude his political opponent from the ballot. Sort of like, oh, I don’t know, the Democrats’ attempt to kick Trump off the ballot and send him to […]
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s government, its allies and other groups on Wednesday announced a proposal on when to hold this year’s presidential election, suggesting more than 20 potential dates ranging from as soon as the last week of March through early December. The proposal will be presented over the next few days to Venezuela’s ruling […]
A Latin street gang with origins in Venezuela could be forming an alliance — at least temporarily — with the brutal gang MS-13 in New York City, an FBI agent has warned. Members of a bloodthirsty gang called Tren de Aragua have been streaming across the open southern border in recent years, the New York […]
Venezuela is a Narco State. Over 15% of the world’s supply of opium is funneled through the country. “Operation Money Badger” was initiated in 2013 by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to record and build drug-trafficking cases against Venezuela’s leadership, including President Maduro. Colombian drug traffickers were utilizing Venezuela’s tightly controlled foreign currency system to […]
The government of Venezuela accused neighboring Guyana Sunday of granting illegal oil exploration concessions in territory the two nations are disputing. Venezuela said it would reserve the right to take any diplomatic actions necessary. The comments Sunday came after Guyana said Saturday that it has satellite imagery showing Venezuelan military movements near the South American […]
NBC News has an interesting story today about the impact that Venezuelan expats are having in other countries in the region. The story opens in Argentina where conservative economist Javier Milei recently won his campaign for president. Among the many people who supported his campaign were some Venezuelans who couldn’t even vote. It’s an increasingly […]
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