Tag: Venezuela general elections

• Thursday, September 20th 2012 - 05:55 UTC

  Venezuela’s Capriles with a fair chance of winning the “mother of all political battles”

  

  With less than three weeks for the “mother of all political battles” in Venezuela but that will have repercussions in the rest of the continent, the latest public opinion polls are indicating that opposition candidate Henrique Capriles is leading with 52% vote intention while Hugo Chavez has 48%.

• Tuesday, September 18th 2012 - 06:59 UTC

  Chavez blocks live broadcast of an opposition rally with a national chain message

  

  Venezuela's opposition candidate Henrique Capriles slammed President Hugo Chavez on Monday for blocking a live broadcast of an opposition rally, highlighting criticism the populist leader abuses state resources to guarantee his re-election.

• Monday, September 17th 2012 - 02:54 UTC

  Brazil trusts the Venezuelan electoral process will be “credible and transparent”

  

  Brazil said it is confident that the electoral process in Venezuela, where Chavez is bidding for another six years will be “credible and transparent”. Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota made the statement in an interview published on Sunday by O Estado de Sao Paulo.

• Monday, September 3rd 2012 - 23:56 UTC

  Venezuelan presidential candidate admits his “weakness” are women

  

  Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Henrique Carriles admitted that his “weakness” are the ladies and said he was convinced that they would ensure his victory next 7 October when he faces Hugo Chávez at the polls.

• Thursday, August 23rd 2012 - 01:20 UTC

  Carter Centre absent as observer from Venezuelan October presidential election

  

  The Atlanta based Carter Centre said this week that it declined an invitation from Venezuela's National Electoral Council to have a team at the country's Oct. 7 presidential election. The Centre said it received the invitation too late ”to evaluate it and organize the necessary experts and financing”.

• Thursday, August 23rd 2012 - 00:58 UTC

  Chavez pledges 130bn investment to boost oil production to 6 million bpd by 2019

  

  Some 130 billion dollars will be invested in Venezuela's Orinoco Oil Belt between 2013 and 2019 to boost national production from 3 million barrels per day to 6 million bpd, President Hugo Chavez announced on Tuesday evening.

• Monday, August 6th 2012 - 07:34 UTC

  Sean Penn joins Venezuela’s Chavez presidential electoral campaign wagon

  

  Actor Sean Penn joined President Hugo Chavez at an election rally in Venezuela on Sunday, bringing a dash of Hollywood to the campaign as he rode with him atop a truck past cheering supporters.

• Wednesday, June 27th 2012 - 08:48 UTC

  Venezuela on the campaign trail: “President Chavez, only second to God”

  

  Political ads exalting Venezuela's populist President Hugo Chávez as second only to God have offended opponents and added further controversy to an already spicy presidential election campaign.

• Tuesday, June 12th 2012 - 09:00 UTC

  Massive outburst of support for Chavez as he registered for October 7 presidential election

  

  Thousands of supporters thronged the streets of Caracas Monday to join cancer-stricken Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as he registered to seek re-election amid ongoing concerns about his health.

• Sunday, January 15th 2012 - 01:03 UTC

  Chavez pledges that if an opposition candidate wins, he will hand power

  

  Venezuela's Hugo Chávez said that if an opposition candidate wins this year's presidential election he will be the first to recognize the rival's victory and hand over power.