Tag: Henrique Capriles

• Monday, December 17th 2012 - 06:09 UTC

  Chavez candidates sweep in provincial elections; Capriles confirmed as opposition leader

  

  President Hugo Chavez candidates swept nearly all of Venezuela's 23 states in Sunday's regional vote, but Henrique Capriles consolidated his position as top opposition leader by winning re-election as governor.

• Wednesday, November 28th 2012 - 00:07 UTC

  In the midst of regional elections Chavez returns to Cuba to continue cancer treatment

  

  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he is returning to Cuba on Tuesday to continue treatment for cancer, raising new questions about his health just weeks after he won re-election to another six-year term.

• Tuesday, November 6th 2012 - 06:38 UTC

  Venezuelan leader establishes similarities between the governments of Argentina and Venezuela

  

  Henrique Capriles, the runner-up in Venezuela’s recent presidential elections, commented on comparisons between Argentina’s and Venezuela’s governments in an article published on Sunday in an Argentine provincial newspaper.

• Friday, October 19th 2012 - 05:25 UTC

  Strong message from Lula da Silva to victorious Chavez: prepare your succession

  

  Former Brazilian President Lula da Silva said he believes it is time for Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, recently re-elected for another six years, “to begin preparing his succession”

• Tuesday, October 16th 2012 - 13:44 UTC

  The message from the Venezuelan elections

  

  By Ambassador R. Viswanathan - The free, fair and peaceful Venezuelan elections on Sunday 7 October, with a clear and accepted outcome has restored the confidence of the world, which had some doubts about the vulnerabilities of Latin American democracies – especially after the constitutional overthrow of President Lugo of Paraguay in June this year and the unconstitutional removal of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya in 2009.

• Thursday, October 11th 2012 - 04:23 UTC

  Chavez prepares his succession: names Foreign minister Maduro Vice-president

  

  Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez named Foreign minister Nicolás Maduro as his new vice-president on Wednesday in the first change of cabinet after Sunday's re-election.

• Tuesday, October 9th 2012 - 06:36 UTC

  Chavez invites Capriles for a pleasant discussion and a call for national unity

  

  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he had a pleasant meeting and discussion with the opposition candidate Enrique Capriles, whom he invited Monday evening to the presidential Palace following his re-election victory on Sunday.

• Monday, October 8th 2012 - 20:17 UTC

  Unasur praise for the reliability and transparency of Venezuelan electoral system

  

  The head of the Unasur delegation sent to Venezuela to follow Sunday’s electoral process, Carlos Alvarez said that the country had given the world a lesson of democracy because of its extraordinary electoral system and the attitude of the opposition, among other positive elements.

• Monday, October 8th 2012 - 05:44 UTC

  Chavez wins another six years; massive 81% turnout of registered voters

  

  President Hugo Chavez won re-election on Sunday, defeating challenger Henrique Capriles, Venezuela's electoral council said. With most votes counted, Chavez had more than 54% of the vote, and Capriles had 45%, National Electoral Council President Tibisay Lucena said. Turnout was 81% of the nearly 19 million registered voters.

• Tuesday, October 2nd 2012 - 06:39 UTC

  Capriles pledges support for peace talks in Colombia and distance from Iran

  

  Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles pledged to help Colombia in its peace talks with rebels and distance himself from Iran should he defeat President Hugo Chávez in an increasingly tight race ahead of Sunday's election.