Tag: Nicolas Maduro

• Saturday, December 12th 2015 - 02:55 UTC

  All presidents confirmed attendance of Mercosur summit, including Macri and Maduro

  

  The presidents of Mercosur member-countries have confirmed attendance to the group's summit scheduled for next 21 December and hosted by Paraguay, the country that currently holds the rotating chair, according to diplomatic sources in Asuncion.

• Friday, December 11th 2015 - 19:42 UTC

  Venezuela's political scenario begins to look hostage of both sides' radicals

  

  Venezuela's outgoing National Assembly on Thursday tapped a judge who is hated by the opposition for jailing politician Leopoldo Lopez as the next human rights ombudsman in the increasingly hostile aftermath of legislative elections.

• Wednesday, December 9th 2015 - 08:06 UTC

  It's official: Venezuelan opposition wins a two thirds majority in the legislature

  

  Venezuela said the opposition coalition MUD has won a two-thirds super majority in the country’s legislature, a major victory in Sunday’s elections.

• Tuesday, December 8th 2015 - 09:10 UTC

  Now comes the main challenge for the fragile opposition coalition: running Venezuela

  

  Venezuela's fragile opposition coalition which managed to come together to achieve victory over the Chavista government on Sunday, now faces the test of trying to stick together and use its newly won congressional authority to address the country’s deep economic problems and political rifts.

• Monday, December 7th 2015 - 07:43 UTC

  In peaceful voting Venezuelan opposition wins by a landslide; Maduro admits defeat

  

  Venezuela's opposition won control of the National Assembly by a landslide, delivering a major setback to the ruling party and altering the balance of power after almost 17 years of populist rule.

• Wednesday, December 2nd 2015 - 11:08 UTC

  Macri to meet Rousseff Friday: trade, Mercosur and Venezuela in the agenda

  

  Next Friday Argentine president elect Mauricio Macri will be travelling to Brasilia to meet with president Dilma Rousseff, which will be the incoming leader's first overseas trip.

• Tuesday, December 1st 2015 - 08:01 UTC

  Venezuelan Defense minister denies any coup, 'self-coup' or civilian-military junta

  

  The Venezuelan government sought Monday to downplay security fears around the country's upcoming legislative elections, rejecting the possibility of violence or a coup. With polls showing President Nicolas Maduro's populist movement on track for a landmark defeat by the opposition in Sunday's vote, speculation and rumors have swirled about possible violence or moves by the ruling party to cling to power.

• Monday, November 30th 2015 - 07:32 UTC

  OAS Secretary General open letter regarding Venezuela's pre-electoral climate

  

  The following open letter from the Organization of American States Secretary General Luis Almagro was addressed to president Nicolás Maduro regarding the pre-electoral climate in Venezuela, which is holding legislative elections next Sunday in very questionable and controversial conditions for opposition candidates.

• Saturday, November 28th 2015 - 08:10 UTC

  Unasur calls on Maduro to launch thorough investigation into the killing of opposition politician

  

  An electoral mission of the Union of South American Nations (Unasur), the body in charge of monitoring Venezuela’s upcoming elections on December 6, called on the authorities in Caracas to immediately launch a thorough investigation into the death of an opposition politician at a rally, barely two weeks before crucial parliamentary elections.

• Friday, November 27th 2015 - 08:21 UTC

  Maduro blames killing of opposition leader to score-settling among gangs

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Thursday the fatal shooting of an opposition leader appeared to be a gangland score-settling dismissing claim it was politically motivated ahead of elections. An attacker shot Luis Manuel Diaz dead on Wednesday evening in the central Guarico region at a campaign rally for the December 6 legislative elections, party officials said, ratcheting up fears that violence could erupt in the lead-up to the polls.