Venezuelan Opposition Disputes Election Results
MUD accused the National Electoral Council of producing confusing ballots and strategically moving polling places to aid ruling party candidates.
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Venezuelan Protests against President Nicolas Maduro
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.
Read MoreFocus on Shadow Economies: Venezuela
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.
Read MoreVenezuela’s Challenge Is Economic, Not Political
By Anthony Tokarz Staff Writer The tides of populism have swept across the Western world, and though pundits lament many
Read MoreElectoral Council Suspends Recall Referendum in Venezuela
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.
Read MoreElectoral Council Suspends Recall Referendum in Venezuela
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.
Read MoreVenezuelan Delegation: We Have “A Responsibility to Warn the World”
A group of civil and political leaders from Venezuela visited the School of Diplomacy on October 3 to discuss grassroots democracy and civic participation.
Read MoreNon-Aligned Summit in Venezuela Exposes Dismal Reality of Country
Amid food shortages, the Venezuelan government spent $120 million wining and dining the leaders of the Non-Alignment Movement.
Read MoreVenezuela-Guyana Border Dispute Escalates
Although Venezuela towers over Guyana in both size and military stature, the clash between the two nations has restarted upon the recent discovery of oil sources in the waters near Guyana’s borders.
Read MoreCuban Doctors Protest for U.S. Visas
Approximately 100 Cuban doctors remain stranded in Colombia and continue efforts to gain entry into the United States. The standstill proceeded their desertion of a medical mission in Venezuela.
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