Nicolás Maduro, 11 years on: unpopular, but comfortable in power
The president, whose leadership cast many doubts after Chávez named him successor, has a clear path to cling onto power for another six years thanks to a Chavista-controlled framework
The president, whose leadership cast many doubts after Chávez named him successor, has a clear path to cling onto power for another six years thanks to a Chavista-controlled framework
The enforcer of the most controversial judicial decisions against activists and political opponents, he has traversed a bumpy path to impose the revolutionary narrative amidst the Venezuelan crisis
‘Argentina won’t be extorted by friends of terrorism,’ said a presidential spokesperson
With the presidential elections coming up on July 28, opinion is divided on what is the best way to take on Nicolás Maduro at the polls
Blanco assures that without Machado’s participation, there will be no free elections in Venezuela
The Venezuelan government has given the 13 members of the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights 72 hours to leave the country
The Maduro government detains activists on charges of terrorism or treason, but ordinary citizens are also arrested under pretexts such as recording businessman Alex Saab while he was on vacation
The Chavista regime denounces the existence of a plan to assassinate the president and casts doubts about plans for elections in 2024
Police officers violently raided the offices of teachers’ union leader Víctor Venegas and imprisoned him. He recently organized protests for education workers demanding better salaries
A law discussed in the National Assembly could render independent civil associations in the country ineffective
The rate is still the highest in the world, but it has sharply declined from the 305% recorded in 2022. Experts believe it is on a downward trend
Behind every migrant who sends money to their family abroad lies a story of uprooting and hardship, but also of solidarity and hope
The opposition believes that Maduro is running out of excuses not to face María Corina Machado at the ballot box in 2024
The increase in prices is losing steam after a harsh adjustment that has further impoverished wage earners. The country expects a moderate economic expansion thanks to the easing of international sanctions
The country has lost more than 500,000 kilometers since its foundation in international rulings or as a consequence of an erratic diplomatic strategy
The vote in favor of extending sovereignty over the oil- and mineral-rich area was 90% with a turnout close to 50%, according to the electoral authorities
Rafael Lacava, a close ally of the Venezuelan president, met with leaders and businessmen in an official effort to realign Caracas’ interests with Beijing
The intelligence services arrested Nelson Piñero at his home on accusations of incitement to hatred
The announcement of international investments in the oil sector by companies such as Repsol, Ecopetrol, China Petroleum, and Indian Oil will mean economic expansion by 2024
The government is assuring the public that the country’s prisons — where criminal groups have planned kidnappings, extortion and murders — are now under its control
Once a solitary politician whose outspoken views left her on the fringe, her overwhelming victory at the Sunday primary shows how many Venezuelans now see her as their best hope to defeat Nicolás Maduro in 2024
The vote to nominate someone to run against President Nicolás Maduro moves forward despite efforts to undermine its credibility
The politician — who currently leads the opposition primary polls in Venezuela — defends privatization policies and the reduction of the size of the state. However, she’s tolerant and flexible on issues such as abortion and gay marriage
Several agents have undertaken the journey through the Darién Gap to reach the United States. They have left their jobs in law enforcement, disappointed by low wages, politicization and job instability
The Maduro government is facing serious obstacles in selling its oil and accessing international credit, blaming restrictions for the economic crisis, but experts point out the collapse predates them
The attorney general’s office argues that the leaders — sentenced to 16 years in prison after demanding wage increases — planned subversive acts
The Venezuelan president was given a scale model of a jail that doubles as the headquarters of the Bolivarian Intelligence Service as a gift during a police promotion ceremony