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
Early results showed the conservative politician obtaining 93% support in a ballot that was held despite numerous obstacles
María Corina Machado is expected to win the race, but it is unclear what will happen next, as she has been barred from holding public office
The opposition and the government reached a consensus and outlined an electoral path forward, given the need for change that is widely expressed in the country. It’s a small chance… but just six months ago, it was unthinkable
There is still no clear date for the vote, but the parties have signed a document in Barbados pledging to respect the constitutional calendar that establishes they should be held in December
The vote to nominate someone to run against President Nicolás Maduro moves forward despite efforts to undermine its credibility
Maduro’s government agreed to open up the electoral process, including allowing European Union observers and creating a process for lifting bans that have blocked his top opponents from running for president
Colombia and other countries have tried in recent months to restart negotiations between the sides, but the government of President Nicolás Maduro has demanded that the U.S. drop economic sanctions and unfreeze Venezuelan funds held overseas as a condition of resuming talks
The opposition leader discusses with EL PAÍS why he withdrew as a candidate in the upcoming primaries
The movie exposing the country’s raw wounds of repression has sold out screenings in Latin America, Spain and the United States
The opposition has to find a formula to navigate to the presidential elections with a real chance of victory. Building that road is quite a challenge
The meetings that Caracas and Washington have been holding for a year in Doha have paved the way for the Maduro government to return to the negotiating table
Biden administration officials claim that the Maduro government has agreed to the measure, but do not explain how this was achieved
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
The Venezuelan physicist has contributed to the study of string theory, for which she was awarded the UNESCO L’Oréal International Prize
Any real change must go through those in power. The question is: what can be done if logic tells Chavistas not to give it up?
Héctor Guerrero Flores, who ruled the expanding organization from inside the Tocorón Penitentiary, is nowhere to be found
The capital of Venezuela isn’t able to escape the precariousness being suffered in the rest of the country. Large sectors of the city go without water, while residents live with constant blackouts and electricity rationing
The capture of ‘El Niño Guerrero,’ the leader of the international criminal organization, has not been confirmed despite the massive police and military operation
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
A company controlled by Rocío del Valle Maneiro signed a contract worth more than $14 million with a group of Venezuelan politicians, who are being investigated for corruption. The plot also had a former senior security official from Caracas on the payroll: it paid him $1.6 million
The Venezuelan leader seeks to strengthen ties with Beijing as attempts at rapprochement with Washington remain fruitless
The United Nations will manage the process, which could advance talks in Mexico to resolve the country’s political and social crisis
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
With less than two months to go to the October 22 vote, candidates have denounced growing threats and violence
The humanitarian agreement between the government of Nicolás Maduro and the Venezuelan opposition, which was channeling to the UN some assets frozen by U.S. sanctions, has stalled due to several factors
The attorney general’s office argues that the leaders — sentenced to 16 years in prison after demanding wage increases — planned subversive acts