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How Maduro retains power after losing the Venezuelan election by a landslide

EnergiesNet — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 08:25:45 +0000

Bloomberg News CARACAS EnergiesNet.com 10 03 2024 While both friends and foes challenge the legitimacy of his claim to have won a new term in office in July, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is using a variety of measures to stay in power. Maduro’s government has arrested opposition leaders, apprehended thousands who protested his claim to …

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Lula Warns Maduro Brazil’s Ties With Venezuela Are Worsening

EnergiesNet — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 18:25:55 +0000

Brazil leader says he still doesn’t recognize Maduro’s victory. New election possible ‘if Maduro has any sense,’ Lula says Simone Iglesias, Bloomberg News BRASILIA EnergiesNet.Net 08 19 2024 Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Nicolas Maduro owes the world an explanation about what happened in Venezuela’s election, and that the ongoing dispute over the …

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White House Walks Back Biden Comment on Venezuelan Election

EnergiesNet — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 09:16:34 +0000

Biden intended to highlight flawed result, spokesperson says. Maduro accuses the US of interfering in his country’s affairs Erick Martin, Bloomberg News WASHINGTON EnergiesNet.com 08 16 2024 The White House on Thursday walked back President Joe Biden’s apparent suggestion that Venezuela hold a new election after the comment prompted questions about the US position on …

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West hits pause on fresh measures against Venezuela’s Maduro (video)

EnergiesNet — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 08:17:46 +0000

Marianna Parraga, Matt Spetalnick and Lisandra Paraguassu, Reuters HOUSTON/WASHINGTON/BRASILIA EnergiesNet.com 08 14 2024 More than two weeks after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claimed reelection victory, the U.S. and other Western countries are showing little sign of swift tough action over what many of them have condemned as voting fraud. Most governments have demanded that Venezuela’s National …

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Chile Blasts Venezuela Over Rights Abuses and Electoral ‘Fraud’

EnergiesNet — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 09:27:13 +0000

Boric says his government won’t recognize Maduro’s victory. Leader speaks out after skirting issue alongside Lula earlier Matthew Malinowski and Simone Iglesias SANTIAGO EnergiesNet.com 08 08 2024 Chilean President Gabriel Boric accused Nicolas Maduro of trying to steal Venezuela’s election and said his administration is violating human rights, ratcheting up global criticism of last month’s contested vote. …

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Where Is Venezuela Headed After Its Contested Election?

EnergiesNet — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 09:10:52 +0000

Andrew Rosati, Bloomberg News CARACAS EnergiesNet.com 08 06 2024 As Venezuela emerged from the deepest economic slump in modern history, its authoritarian president, Nicolas Maduro seemed willing to take his chances on a new, open election. Against the odds, a credible opposition candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez, was allowed to run, as Maduro sought to convince the …

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Venezuela’s Moment of Reckoning – Jon Lee Arderson

EnergiesNet — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 22:32:30 +0000

By Jon Lee Arserson Over the past several days, as videos have streamed out of Venezuela showing angry crowds toppling statues of the late Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chávez, I’ve experienced déjà vu more than once. Twenty-one years ago, in Baghdad, I was on hand as a crew of men and boys, assisted by a group …

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How Do You Topple a Strongman? – Jack Nicas

EnergiesNet — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 21:51:50 +0000

After another dubious election victory, Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, appears firmly in power. The only real potential threat, history shows, may come if his own security forces betray him. By Jack Nicas Venezuela is in another dark moment. President Nicolás Maduro, the authoritarian leader who has been in power since 2013, has declared himself the …

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Latam Brief: Maduro digs in

EnergiesNet — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 19:57:55 +0000

Latin America Daily Briefing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro seems determined to wait out the national and international outrage over official election results that gave him a second reelection on Sunday evening. Repression is increasing: there have been at least 20 deaths related to anti-government protests this week. Opposition leader María Corina Machado said at least 11 people …

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Venezuelans Protest as Observers Say Presidential Vote Undemocratic (video)

EnergiesNet — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 13:46:52 +0000

Independent observer says vote not democratic. Opposition asserts it won in a landslide Nicolle Yapur and Maria Elena Vizcaino, Reuters CARACAS EnergiesNet.com 07 31 2024 Protesters took to the streets across Venezuela on Tuesday, demanding that President Nicolas Maduro acknowledge he lost Sunday’s election to the opposition, as a major international observer concluded the vote was undemocratic. The protests, …

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Venezuela standoff: Maduro declared winner of presidential election but opposition claims landslide victory (video)

EnergiesNet — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 09:38:59 +0000

Opponents claim fraud as Maduro declared Venezuelan election winner CBS News CARACAS EnergiesNet.com 07 29 2024 Caracas, Venezuela — Venezuela‘s opposition claimed victory in Sunday’s presidential election, setting up a showdown with the government, which earlier declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner. “Venezuelans and the entire world know what happened,” opposition candidate Edmundo González said in his first …

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Maduro’s Key Election Challenge Is a Fair Venezuela Vote (video) – Andrew Rosati

EnergiesNet — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:23:13 +0000

Andrew Rosati, Bloomberg News RIO EnergyNet.com 07 26 2024 Venezuela’s autocratic president, Nicolás Maduro, is facing the biggest electoral threat of his 11-year rule on Sunday. If he comes out on top, he’ll find it challenging to convince the world his victory was legitimate. Election after election, Maduro, 61, has managed to defy the polls …

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