Vizcaino’s decision to shut down his business came from the effects of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s recent economic policy, which has raised the minimum wage in the country by 3000 percent.
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The repercussions of Venezuela’s economic collapse and the government’s inability to stabilize the country has left Venezuelan people struggling to survive.
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As tensions rise in the political climate of Venezuela, hyperinflation, and shortages of food and medicine are forcing its people to join in on a massive exodus.
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MUD accused the National Electoral Council of producing confusing ballots and strategically moving polling places to aid ruling party candidates.
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Protesters in Venezuela took to the street after the Supreme Court ruled in a decision that allowed the Venezuelan President to attain more power in the government because it stripped congress with its legislative power.
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In the last year Venezuela’s economy shrank by 19 percent, according to leaked reports from Venezuela’s central bank. With hyperinflation at a rate of 800 percent, Venezuelan mafias began to create their own shadow currency exchange system for a profit.
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By Anthony Tokarz Staff Writer The tides of populism have swept across the Western world, and though pundits lament many
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On the 21st of October, the Venezuelan opposition’s aim of ousting their elected leader was further undermined by the electoral council, which suspended the campaign to hold a recall referendum against President Nicolas Maduro.
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Venezuela’s electoral council halted plans for a recall referendum against President Nicolas Maduro, citing fraud in the activists’ methods of securing signatures for the requisite petition. These opposition activists had expected to have gathered all the necessary signatures by the end of October.
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A group of civil and political leaders from Venezuela visited the School of Diplomacy on October 3 to discuss grassroots democracy and civic participation.
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