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Montevideo, September 21st 2024 - 09:58 UTC

Venezuela

  • Monday, July 29th 2024 - 22:41 UTC

    Venezuelan elections impact felt all across the Americas

    Macri underlined all eyes were on Lula now to see how the largest country in the region responded to what he claimed was electoral fraud

    Sunday's elections in Venezuela are rapidly shedding their consequences in other parts of the Americas as reactions from leaders everywhere shape up the geopolitical landscape for the months to come.

  • Monday, July 29th 2024 - 22:03 UTC

    Lula's gov't not congratulating Maduro for now

    Brazil will play it nice and slow before congratulating any winner

    While many governments in the region said they were doubting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's reelection on Sunday, the Brazilian administration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reaffirmed the fundamental principle of popular sovereignty and said it would wait for the release of all the minutes before congratulations are in order, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Monday, July 29th 2024 - 21:26 UTC

    Probe launched into Machado's alleged involvement in system hacking

    Saab said Machado, Leopoldo López, and Lester Toledo had been involved in the cyberattack staged from North Macedonia

    Venezuela's Chief Prosecutor Tarek William Saab announced Monday that an inquiry had been launched into opposition leader María Corina Machado's alleged involvement in the hacking of the National Electoral Council's (CNE) data transmission system from North Macedonia during Sunday's elections.

  • Monday, July 29th 2024 - 10:45 UTC

    Venezuelan authorities claim Maduro was reelected

    Amoroso announced what many foresaw as the only possible outcome given the many restrictions on foreign observers and other measures in the same directions

    Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) announced in the wee hours of Monday that President Nicolás Maduro Moros had been ratified for another six years in office. However, the main opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia posted on X that “the results are undeniable” because “the country chose a peaceful change.”

  • Monday, July 29th 2024 - 10:40 UTC

    Boric says Maduro's victory in Venezuela's presidential election is hard “to believe”

    “The Maduro regime must understand that the results it publishes are hard to believe,” the leftist President stated

    Chilean President Gabriel Boric expressed serious doubts on Monday regarding the legitimacy of Venezuela's presidential election results, which declared incumbent President Nicolás Maduro the winner. Boric emphasized that his government would not recognize any outcome that could not be verified through transparent processes.

  • Monday, July 29th 2024 - 10:30 UTC

    Maduro celebrates victory from Miraflores Palace

    Maduro demanded that the will of the Venezuelan people be respected

    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro greeted his followers from Caracas' Miraflores Palace to celebrate victory after the National Electoral Council (CNE) announced that he had defeated opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia. According to CNE Chairman Elvis Amoroso, Maduro collected 51.2% of the vote, against his rival's 44.2% with 80% of the vote counted.

  • Sunday, July 28th 2024 - 12:16 UTC

    Venezuela votes: A Nation at a crossroads after 25 Years of Chavismo

    Nicolás Maduro and Edmundo González Urrutia, main candidates

    Venezuelans are heading to the polls today in a highly anticipated presidential election that could end a quarter-century of Chavismo. The nation faces a crucial decision between maintaining the current government under President Nicolás Maduro or opting for change led by opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez, supported by political leader Maria Corina Machado.

  • Friday, July 26th 2024 - 20:00 UTC

    Lacalle Pou stands by Machado ahead of Sunday's elections

    Lacalle praised the courage of the Venezuelan people in this hour

    Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou held a conversation with Venezuelan leader María Corina Machado in the hours leading to Sunday's presidential elections that could bring Nicolás Maduro's regime to an end.

  • Friday, July 26th 2024 - 10:53 UTC

    Maduro's “bloodbath” message turns leftwing governments against him

    Lula, Boric, and Petro insist Maduro needs to accept the outcome of Sunday's elections

    Leftwing governments in South America seem to have turned their backs on Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro after he forecasted last week that his country would be heading for a bloodbath if he failed to win Sunday's presidential elections.

  • Friday, July 26th 2024 - 09:11 UTC

    Washington gives Indian refiners the nod to buy Venezuelan crude

    Indian refiners were purchasing Venezuelan crude through intermediaries until last month

    Major refiners Reliance Industries of India announced it would soon be purchasing crude from Venezuela once again after getting the nod from Washington DC, which would represent an easing of the current sanctions against the South American country.