The families of José María Basoa and Andrés Martínez Adasme say the men were visiting as tourists. Diplomatic tension between Madrid and Caracas is at a high following the contentious presidential election
The Maduro government has survived precarious economic situations in the past and seems capable of withstanding Washington’s new measures and being cut off from the international community
Although there is almost absolute consensus about the Venezuelan president’s defeat at the polls, the opposition candidate’s departure to Spain nevertheless represents a blow
The opposition candidate and presumed winner of the presidential elections thanked the Spanish government for taking him in
The story of José Arón Medina and Alexander Ante, who fought in the war in Ukraine before stopping in Venezuela on their way home, remains shrouded in mystery
The opposition leader has accepted the offer from the Spanish government, in which former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero played a key role
The director of the Inter-American Dialogue’s Rule of Law Program talks about the scenarios for the country and ideas to generate legal incentives for a democratic transition in her native country
The Chavista leader took advantage of his television program to announce a change in the festive calendar. ‘It is September and it already smells like Christmas’
The Public Prosecutor’s Office accuses the presidential candidate of five crimes related to the publication of the voting records, with which the opposition claims electoral fraud in Nicolás Maduro’s victory
The opposition candidate has been summoned to appear before the Prosecutor’s Office and faces an arrest warrant if he does not comply. The government accuses him of conspiracy for having published the voting records with which he claims victory over Nicolás Maduro
The Venezuelan president marked a month since the National Electoral Council proclaimed him the winner of the disputed election with fresh attacks against opposition leaders
The opposition is trying to keep the spirit alive on the streets despite the judicial and police harassment aimed at eroding its leaders and supporters
The opposition’s presidential candidate remains under protection, surrounded by his family and in permanent contact with his team and trusted friends
Almost all of the judges of the TSJ, which validated the president’s controversial victory, have been politically affiliated with Chavismo
The court’s ruling was anticipated by the opposition, with presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia warning that the TSJ could not assume the functions of the National Electoral Council
The presidential candidate has warned that the audit of the tally sheets being done by the TSJ, which is controlled by the ruling party, only aims to ‘validate electoral fraud’
The Venezuelan president reinvented himself from a position of power and turned his lack of charisma into a talent
Despite the intensifying political crisis in the country, both Maduro’s ruling party and the opposition have dismissed the solutions put forward to date
The three men have been camping outside the organization’s headquarters in New York for a week in protest against the political situation in their country
The FANB leadership has sworn ‘absolute loyalty’ to the president in the face of allegations of fraud. However, according to analysts, there is discontent in the barracks over the election results
In an interview, with EL PAÍS, the Venezuelan opposition leader says she’s convinced that a change in the country is possible this time: ‘Our records are available for anyone who wants to analyze them’
The sweeping crackdown following the election has targeted teenagers, journalists and politicians in what critics say is the worst repression since Pinochet
The July 28 elections mark an even greater stage of decline of the Chavista project, which has become a burden for Latin American progressivism, which never embraced it, but never criticized it either
Amid a general retreat to alleviate the wave of repression, the opposition has placed part of its hopes on the efforts of the international community
Protesters who took to the streets over suspected fraud in the presidential election have torn down monuments in tribute to the commander in several cities in the country
The toppling of five statues is a sign that Maduro’s government no longer has to pay tribute to the founding father of Chavismo in Venezuela
The opposition is defending itself against the repression of Chavismo and is calling for transparency in the official results. Meanwhile, they are waiting for negotiations with the international community to make progress