Nicolas Maduro

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Opposition Candidate Flees Venezuela for Spain

Edmundo González feared arrest, imprisonment during election dispute

(Newser) - The candidate whom many people and some nations— including the US —consider the legitimate winner of Venezuela's presidential election in July has gone into exile in Spain, a major blow to opposition hopes for removing the authoritarian incumbent he ran against. Edmundo González will be granted political...

Maduro Declares Christmas Will Be in October

It's not the first time Venezuelan leader has done that

(Newser) - Amid ongoing fallout from Venezuela's contested July presidential election, the country's authoritarian leader made what the Guardian refers to as a "curious announcement" during his weekly television show Monday. "September smells like Christmas!" he said (to, per CNN , the "apparent delight" of his audience)....

US Government Seizes Maduro's Plane

Feds say it was illegally smuggled out of US

(Newser) - The US government has seized a plane used by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, citing violations of sanctions and export control laws, the Justice Department said Monday. US officials allege that the aircraft was illegally purchased through a shell company and smuggled out of the US, the AP reports. The plane...

Supreme Court Sides With Maduro on Election

Vote totals showing Venezuelan opposition won were forgeries, ruling says

(Newser) - Venezuela's Supreme Court has backed President Nicolas Maduro's claims that he won last month's presidential election and said voting tallies published online showing he lost by a landslide were forged. The ruling is the latest attempt by Maduro to blunt protests and international criticism that erupted after...

US Is Reportedly Offering Venezuela's Maduro a Deal

Wall Street Journal reports he's being offered amnesty if he cedes power

(Newser) - The US wants Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro out of power so much that it's offering him amnesty on narco-terrorism charges, reports the Wall Street Journal . The deal would involve pardons from Justice Department charges for strongman Maduro and top allies, according to the newspaper. The offer comes in the...

Maduro Bans X for 10 Days
Maduro Bans X for 10 Days
Aug 9, 2024 4:42 AM CDT

Maduro Bans X for 10 Days

He accuses Musk of inciting 'civil war'

(Newser) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, accusing Elon Musk of inciting "civil war," has banned X in the country for 10 days. In a speech Thursday, the Venezuelan leader said he signed a resolution from the national communications regulator "to take social network X, formerly known as Twitter, out...

Maduro Vowed 'No Mercy,' Then Aid Worker Disappeared

AP highlights Edni López's detainment amid wave of human right abuses in Venezuela

(Newser) - The last time anyone heard from Edni López was Sunday. The 33-year-old political science professor and award-winning poet was preparing to board a flight from Venezuela to Argentina to visit a friend when she texted from the airport that something was wrong with her passport. "It's showing...

US Recognizes Opposition Candidate as Winner in Venezuela

Diplomatic efforts to get vote tallies released are increasing

(Newser) - The US government on Thursday recognized Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González as the winner of the South American country's presidential election, discrediting the results announced by electoral authorities who declared President Nicolás Maduro the victor, the AP reports. "Given the overwhelming evidence, it is clear to...

Musk Accepts Maduro's Challenge to a Fight

'If I win, he resigns as dictator of Venezuela. If he wins, I give him a free ride to Mars'

(Newser) - While it's probably no likelier to happen than the proposed cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk has accepted a challenge from Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. After Musk attacked Maduro over the country's disputed election in dozens of posts on X, the Venezuelan leader issued the challenge to...

Maduro Makes Slight Concession to Demands for Transparency

But observers are crying foul on his request for an election audit from Venezuela's high court

(Newser) - President Nicolás Maduro on Wednesday asked Venezuela's high court to conduct an audit of the presidential election after opposition leaders disputed his claim of victory , drawing criticism from foreign observers who said the court is too close to the government to produce an independent review, the AP reports....

Venezuela's Opposition Candidate to Maduro: No, You Lost

Edmundo Gonzalez says he has proof he won, plans peaceful protest for Tuesday morning

(Newser) - Thousands of Venezuelans angry about Sunday's presidential election marched to the country's presidential palace to protest the official results, which declared President Nicolás Maduro had been reelected despite the opposition also declaring a landslide win . The opposition claims fraud by Maduro's side—the National Electoral Council...

Opposition Declares Victory After Maduro Declared Winner in Venezuela

US has 'serious concerns' about election results

(Newser) - Venezuela's opposition and President Nicolas Maduro's government were locked in a high-stakes standoff after each side claimed victory in Sunday's presidential vote, which millions in the long-suffering nation saw as their best shot to end 25 years of single-party rule, the AP reports. Several foreign governments, including...

She Is Venezuela's 'Symbol of Resistance'

Maria Corina Machado rallies the Maduro opposition ahead of Sunday's vote in Venezuela

(Newser) - Maria Corina Machado has hiked overpasses, walked highways, ridden motorcycles, sought shelter in supporters' homes, and seen her closest collaborators detained and persecuted as she has crisscrossed Venezuela. The ruling party has blocked Machado from running in Sunday's hotly contested presidential election, but fueled by that ban, she has...

Venezuela's Maduro Is Atop the Ballot—13 Times

President will be very easy to find as critics cry foul in this month's election

(Newser) - When Venezuelans vote in their presidential election later this month, they will find it easy to spot incumbent Nicolas Maduro on the ballot. His name and photo is the first one in the first row—as well as the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth,...

Venezuela to UN Rights Agency: You Have 72 Hours to Get Out

Agency had criticized arrest of prominent human rights lawyer

(Newser) - After the United Nations human rights agency expressed concern about the arrest of a prominent human rights advocate, Nicolas Maduro's government ordered the agency's office in Venezuela's capital to close and said its 13 staff members had 72 hours to get out of the country. Foreign Affairs...

Venezuela Hands Over 'Fat Leonard' in Prisoner Swap

Former defense contractor is central figure in massive Pentagon bribery scandal

(Newser) - This file is updated throughout with new details. The US freed a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in exchange for the release of 10 Americans imprisoned in the South American country and the extradition of a fugitive defense contractor known as "Fat Leonard," who is at...

US Lets Chevron Start Pumping Oil in Venezuela Again

But US says it remains leery of President Nicolas Maduro

(Newser) - The Biden administration on Saturday eased some oil sanctions on Venezuela in an effort to support newly restarted negotiations between President Nicolás Maduro’s government and its opposition. The Treasury Department is allowing Chevron to resume “limited” energy production in Venezuela after years of sanctions that have dramatically...

US, Venezuela Swap Detainees
Venezuela Frees 7 Americans
Oct 1, 2022 4:55 PM CDT

Venezuela Frees 7 Americans

Biden releases drug convicts in exchange for US detainees

(Newser) - Seven Americans who were detained in Venezuela are coming home after a prisoner swap in exchange for two imprisoned members of President Nicolas Maduro's family, President Biden announced Saturday. The decision to grant clemency to the two Venezuelans, who are nephews of Maduro's wife, was made by Biden,...

Bolton: I Planned Coups, and Trump Wasn't Capable of One

'It takes a lot of work' and 'that's not the way Donald Trump does things'

(Newser) - Planning a coup d'etat "takes a lot of work," according to John Bolton. He should know "as somebody who has helped plan coups d'etat" outside of the US, the former national security adviser to President Trump told CNN on Tuesday. While it's no secret...

Venezuela Frees 2 Americans, Including Member of 'Citgo 6'

As Biden administration seeks to improve relations with the country

(Newser) - The Venezuelan government has freed two jailed Americans, including an oil executive imprisoned alongside colleagues for more than four years, as it seeks to improve relations with the Biden administration amid Russia’s war with Ukraine, the White House announced Tuesday night. Gustavo Cardenas was released following a secret weekend...

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