Tag: Juan Guaido

• Wednesday, January 27th 2021 - 09:15 UTC

  Europe calls on Venezuela for broad talks and new elections, warns of more sanctions

  

  AP – The European Union called for broad political talks in Venezuela to set up new elections and warned that it stands ready to slap sanctions on more senior Venezuelan officials in the country if they undermine democracy or take part in human rights violations.

• Wednesday, January 13th 2021 - 18:40 UTC

  According to Maduro, extreme poverty in Venezuela reaches 4%; experts place it at 79.3%

  

  After greeting his cabinet, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday “we are back” to the legislative body that he did not attend in 4 years, a period in which the opposition-controlled the National Assembly. In a special session of a parliament now controlled by chavismo, Maduro offered his first annual message in four years. Among the figures he gave during his speech, the poverty indicators managed by the State standout: 4% of extreme poverty and 17% of “general” poverty.

• Tuesday, December 29th 2020 - 09:22 UTC

  Maduro calls on Judiciary to act against “unconstitutional” opposition controlled National Assembly

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday said a move by the opposition-controlled National Assembly to extend its term into next year was “unconstitutional,” and called on the country's justice system to “do its work.”

• Friday, November 20th 2020 - 09:05 UTC

  US names first ambassador in a decade to Venezuela, but he will operate from Bogotá

  

  Amid a breakdown in relations and absence of US diplomats in Venezuela, Washington has named its first ambassador for the South American country for the first time in a decade. However he will carry out his duties from the capital of neighboring Colombia, Bogotá.

• Sunday, October 25th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Prominent opposition activist in embassy refuge flees Venezuela and is expected in Spain

  

  Prominent opposition activist Leopoldo López has abandoned the Spanish ambassador's residence in Caracas and left Venezuela after years of frustrated efforts to oust the nation's socialist president, his party said Saturday.

• 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.