Tag: Venezuela Elections

• Saturday, October 8th 2022 - 09:47 UTC

  Maduro says Venezuelan elections might be earlier than expected

  

  Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro Friday hinted he might bring forward the 2024 presidential elections because he is ready to win “whenever, wherever, and however.”

• Saturday, December 4th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Chavez's brother to be replaced in encore of Venezuelan local elections

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Friday announced a new candidate would seek to become governor of the state of Barinas which are to be held again on January 9 after the November 21 polls were annulled by electoral authorities in a much controversial decision.

• Thursday, November 18th 2021 - 18:34 UTC

  Venezuelan FM criticizes EU's decision to extend sanctions on gov't leaders

  

  Venezuela's Foreign Minister Félix Plasencia Thursday criticized the European Union's decision to uphold sanctions against over 50 officials of the Nicolás Maduro administration ahead of Sunday's elections.

• Wednesday, November 10th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Prominent Venezuelan politician warns EU's mission: The will of the people must be respected

  

  Venezuelan prominent political leader, Chavismo's number two, Diosdado Cabello, lashed out on Tuesday against the European Union's electoral mission that is in the country to supervise the upcoming legislative and regional elections.

• Thursday, October 28th 2021 - 09:32 UTC

  EU plans large scale observation of Venezuelan elections

  

  The European Union already has 11 electoral experts in Caracas for the upcoming Venezuelan elections. Then the number is to grow to 44 long-term observers while by Nov. 21 -voting day- the team is to surpass 100 members, the Electoral Observation Mission of the European bloc announced Tuesday.

• Thursday, December 10th 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  Maduro allies win 91% of the legislature's seats following the Sunday vote

  

  Allies of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro won 91% percent of the legislature's seats following a vote on Sunday that was boycotted by the opposition and disavowed by the United States and the European Union.

• Wednesday, December 9th 2020 - 08:52 UTC

  International Contact Group reject Venezuelan election, but Argentina did not sign the statement

  

  The International Contact Group issued a statement on Tuesday to reject the parliamentary elections organized by the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro last Sunday in Venezuela. The block indicated that the electoral process did not comply “with the conditions accepted internationally, nor with the Venezuelan laws.”

• Wednesday, September 16th 2020 - 06:20 UTC

  Spain asks Venezuela to offer “democratic guarantees” in parliamentary elections

  

  The Spanish government has asked the Venezuelan authorities to offer ‘democratic guarantees’ in the upcoming parliamentary elections, Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said.

• 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.

• Monday, September 7th 2020 - 09:49 UTC

  Venezuelan government confident it will regain control of the Assembly and thus no need for a new constitution

  

  Venezuela's National Constituent Assembly will not deliver a new constitution, the legislature's chief Diosdado Cabello said on Sunday, despite repeated assurances from assembly members that the body was preparing to update the 1999 Magna Carta.