Tag: Nicolas Maduro

• Monday, December 11th 2017 - 09:30 UTC

  Opposition parties will be barred from 2018 presidential vote, Maduro anticipates

  

  President Nicolas Maduro announced Sunday that leading opposition parties will be barred from taking part in next year's presidential vote after they boycotted mayoral polls, in a move set to further consolidate his grip on power. That includes the groups of key figures who have led street protests against his rule such as Henrique Capriles, Leopoldo Lopez and others, Maduro told reporters after casting his vote in the municipal polls.

• Thursday, December 7th 2017 - 08:52 UTC

  Chavista heavyweight purged by Maduro, and blamed for PDVSA corruption

  

  Venezuela's former oil czar resigned as ambassador to the United Nations, on what he said were orders from President Nicolas Maduro, a sign of growing divisions in the ruling socialist party amid a deepening economic crisis.

• Wednesday, December 6th 2017 - 10:15 UTC

  No elections until “vulgar sanctions” against Venezuela are lifted, warns Maduro

  

  Venezuela said future elections in the country would only take place once U.S. sanctions against top ranking officials and its finances are lifted, in a sign from the government that next year’s presidential vote is at risk.

• Monday, November 27th 2017 - 09:21 UTC

  Venezuela Oil ministry and PDVSA come under military control

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday tapped a National Guard major general to lead state oil company PDVSA and the Oil Ministry as the OPEC member labors under near 30-year lows in oil production.

• Monday, November 20th 2017 - 11:53 UTC

  Calls for an ICC investigation into abuses of murder and torture by Venezuelan leaders

  

  Venezuela’s former attorney general urged the International Criminal Court to launch an investigation into alleged abuses of murder and torture by the leaders of the crisis-hit country. President “Nicolas Maduro and his government must pay for this, for these crimes against humanity,” said Luisa Ortega, after handing over to the tribunal in The Hague a dossier containing 1,000 pieces of evidence.

• Monday, November 20th 2017 - 08:46 UTC

  Caracas ex mayor flees Venezuela and pledges to denounce the Maduro regime worldwide

  

  The ousted mayor of Caracas pledged to spread his protest against Venezuela's socialist government across the world as he arrived in Spain on Saturday, a day after escaping from house arrest and slipping past Venezuelan security forces into Colombia.

• Tuesday, November 14th 2017 - 09:02 UTC

  Powerful friends boycott UN Security Council meeting on Venezuela; EU approves arms embargo

  

  Russia, China, Egypt and Bolivia boycotted an informal public United Nations Security Council meeting on Venezuela on Monday organized by the United States, saying the 15-member body should not be involved in the situation.

• Monday, November 13th 2017 - 07:17 UTC

  Venezuela summons bond holders to a creditors' meeting in Caracas

  

  Venezuela's foreign debt renegotiation committee will meet with creditors at 2 p.m. (1800 GMT) on Monday at the government's “White Palace” in downtown Caracas, the finance minister said on Saturday.

• Friday, November 3rd 2017 - 07:58 UTC

  Maduro announces “restructuring of all future debt payments”; default round the corner?

  

  Venezuela on Thursday announced plans to restructure its burgeoning foreign debt, a move that may lead to a default by the cash-strapped OPEC nation whose collapsing socialist economy has left its population struggling to find food and medicine.

• Thursday, October 26th 2017 - 07:38 UTC

  Maduro manages to divide Venezuelan opposition; Capriles steps down from coalition

  

  Venezuela's Opposition appeared close to disintegration this week after a key leader ditched the main coalition opposed to President Nicolas Maduro, bolstering the socialist leader ahead of elections due next year.