Tag: Nicolas Maduro

• Saturday, January 4th 2025 - 11:56 UTC

  The challenge for Edmundo González, touring Argentina and Uruguay: can he avoid a new Guaidó scenario?

  

  Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia visits Montevideo this Saturday as part of a regional tour aimed at obtaining international backing to assume the Presidency of Venezuela next January 10, after declaring himself the winner of last July's elections, according to the voting tallies collected by the opposition. During his stay, he will meet with President Luis Lacalle Pou and Foreign Minister Omar Paganini, who reiterated Uruguay's support to the legitimacy of his electoral triumph.

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• Friday, January 3rd 2025 - 10:40 UTC

  Milei and González Urrutia to meet at Casa Rosada

  

  President Javier Milei will be meeting Saturday in Casa Rosada with Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia, who has been recognized by many countries -including Argentina- as the legitimate winner of the controversial July 28 elections where the incumbent Nicolás Maduro was announced as victor for a new term starting on Jan. 10.

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• Friday, January 3rd 2025 - 10:26 UTC

  Brazil's Ambassador to attend Maduro's inauguration

  

  President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be sending Brazil's Ambassador in Caracas to Nicolás Maduro's Jan. 10 inauguration of another six-year term in office. Once regarded as close allies and friends, Maduro and Lula do not see eye to eye after the controversial July 28 elections where the Chavista leader was declared the winner despite fraud allegations by Edmundo González Urrutia's Unitarian Democratic Platform (PUD).

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• Tuesday, December 24th 2024 - 10:50 UTC

  Colombia and Mexico to be represented at Maduro's new inauguration

  

  Authorities in Bogotá and Mexico City admitted this week that their governments will be represented in Caracas on Jan. 10 when President Nicolás Maduro takes his oath of office for a new six-year term (2025-2031)for which he was chosen in the controversial July 28 elections which the opposition also claims to have won.

• Thursday, December 19th 2024 - 10:35 UTC

  Argentina warns against all travel to Venezuela

  

  Following the detention of Border Guard (Gerndarmería Nacional) First Corporal Nahuel Gallo in Venezuela on spying charges, the Argentine Government of President Javier Milei issued a travel advisory Tuesday recommending to avoid all travel to that country where “A dictatorship prevails,” according to Presidential Spokesman Manuel Adorni.

• Thursday, December 19th 2024 - 10:15 UTC

  Venezuela renames Oil Ministry to include other fuels

  

  The Venezuelan administration of President Nicolás Maduro renamed the Oil Ministry which will be henceforth known as Ministry of Hydrocarbons, Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez announced Wednesday. The measure seeks to boost the sector, she explained on her Telegram account.

• Monday, December 9th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

  Buenos Aires renews concern over asylum seekers in Caracas

  

  Argentine authorities expressed their concern this weekend over the well-being of the six Venezuelan opposition asylum seekers who are housed at what used to be Buenos Aires' Embassy in Caracas and is now guarded by Brazil following the diplomatic breakup.

• Thursday, November 28th 2024 - 10:46 UTC

  Orsi's inauguration: Inviting Maduro “will be seen when the time comes”

  

  Uruguay's President-elect Yamandú Orsi did not rule out inviting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro over to his inauguration during his first press conference after winning the runoff against Álvaro Delgado of the ruling Multicolor coalition. However, the former Mayor (Governor) of Canelones admitted some “diplomatic difficulties” with Caracas that he hoped to work out. In any case, he insisted that “relations are between States and not between presidents.” At any rate, the issue “will be seen when the time comes,” he added.

• Tuesday, November 26th 2024 - 10:02 UTC

  Maduro says terrorist plan orchestrated by Machado foiled

  

  Venezuelan President Maduro said Monday during his broadcast show “Con Maduro +” that terrorist plans orchestrated by far-right groups against his country had been foiled. He insisted opposition leader María Corina Machado was behind these plots from Colombia with rogue elements linked to former presidents Álvaro Uribe and Iván Duque and that also the mafia leader in the Venezuelan State of Zulia José Enrique Rincón was involved.

• Monday, November 25th 2024 - 10:24 UTC

  Venezuelan regime keeps targeting Argentine Embassy in Caracas

  

  Argentine authorities denounced during the weekend that the diplomatic mission in Caracas -now under Brazil's protection following the diplomatic breakup between the governments of Nicolás Maduro and Javier Miei- has been placed under siege, targetting the six aides of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado who sought asylum there earlier this year.