Alonso Moleiro

PDVSA, the country’s main source of income, has been plundered by decades of corrupt and incompetent management

The politician presents himself as a centrist option for the electorate. He advocates ending the chronic conflict between the ruling party and the right-wing opposition

The governor of Zulia denies having betrayed the Venezuelan opposition’s unity candidate and insists that he registered by surprise to ensure that voters will have a choice in the July 28 election

María Corina Machado’s close circle accuses Manuel Rosales of betrayal after he registered by surprise at the last minute. The governor of Zulia said he is prepared to hand the candidacy to someone who can ‘overcome the government’s obstacles’

The main opposition group was unable to put forward her name due to alleged computer glitches on the electoral authority’s website. A candidate running with a different party, Enrique Márquez, did manage to register at the last minute

After arduous negotiations and much secrecy, the opposition chooses an activist of merit, civic commitment and free of controversy to replace María Corina Machado

The opposition has been unanimously in favor of the winner of the presidential primaries, but faced with her disqualification, some sectors are betting on a plan B

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