Tag: Juan Guaido

• Tuesday, September 8th 2020 - 09:55 UTC

  Guaidó and 37 parties reject Venezuela congressional election and call for increased international pressure

  

  Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Monday announced a “unitary pact” supported by a coalition of parties calling for increased international pressure on President Nicolas Maduro as the country heads toward a congressional election in December.

• Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 09:20 UTC

  Guaidó counts with US keeping pressure on Maduro whoever wins November election

  

  Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Friday he is counting on the United States to maintain pressure on President Nicolas Maduro no matter who wins the US' November presidential election.

• Thursday, July 16th 2020 - 07:22 UTC

  Venezuelan cases of the “Colombian virus”, accelerate at a rate of 30% every week

  

  Coronavirus cases in Venezuela have jumped in recent weeks and two top lieutenants of President Nicolas Maduro have tested positive, triggering warnings from health workers that the pandemic may overwhelm the country's already battered healthcare system.

• Friday, July 3rd 2020 - 09:13 UTC

  Venezuela parliamentary elections scheduled for 6 December; opposition boycott, “no transparency conditions”

  

  Venezuela's National Electoral Council on Wednesday called parliamentary elections for December 6, with the opposition already vowing to boycott. The National Assembly parliament is the only government branch controlled by the opposition.

• Friday, July 3rd 2020 - 08:50 UTC

  Venezuelan gold: High Court rules UK “unequivocally recognizes” Guaidó as president of the country

  

  The British High Court ruled on Thursday that the UK government “unequivocally recognized” Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as president of the country.

• Friday, June 5th 2020 - 09:48 UTC

  EU ratifies that Juan Guaidó is the legitimate congressional president in Venezuela

  

  Venezuelan Supreme Court decision to ratify an ally of President Nicolas Maduro as president of the National Assembly is illegitimate, the European Union said on Thursday, warning of a deepening crisis in the South American nation.

• Friday, May 8th 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  Washington Post exposes links between US company and Venezuela opposition plot to capture and oust Maduro

  

  Members of Venezuela’s opposition in October negotiated a US$ 213 million deal with a small Florida security company to invade the country and overthrow President Nicolas Maduro, according to a document published by the Washington Post on Thursday.

• Thursday, May 7th 2020 - 07:56 UTC

  US will use all options to free two Americans detained in Venezuela in an alleged failed mercenary attack

  

  The United States will use all options to free two Americans said to be detained in a failed mercenary attack in Venezuela, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday. “If the Maduro regime decides to hold them, we will use every tool that we have available to try to get them back,” Pompeo told reporters.

• Thursday, April 23rd 2020 - 09:22 UTC

  Pandemic forcing Venezuela's Maduro and Guaidó to hold exploratory talks

  

  Allies of both Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his bitter foe, opposition leader Juan Guaido, have secretly begun exploratory talks as concerns grow about the possible impact of coronavirus, according to sources on both sides.

• Wednesday, March 18th 2020 - 07:24 UTC

  IMF rejects Maduro's request for coronavirus aid loan: who runs Venezuela?

  

  The International Monetary Fund has quickly rejected a surprise request on Tuesday by Venezuela for an emergency US$ 5 billion loan to fight the new coronavirus, which threatens to push its already battered economy over the edge.