Juan Guaidó has been trying to dislodge Mr Maduro from power but the latter remains in the presidential palaceAfter a campaign marked by intensifying efforts by Mr. Maduro’s allies to rein in the opposition — including arrests of opposition campaign workers, intimidation and vote suppression — the opposition bet heavily on an effort to have

A smooth Venezuelan election that would have led to greater economic opening also suited the country’s Latin American neighbors, including Mr. Maduro’s old allies, the leftist governments of Brazil and Colombia.Em 4 por agosto do 2018, Nicolás Maduro sobrevive a uma suposta e tentativa de assassinato depois do vários drones armados com explos

The free-market proponent won the contest with more than 90% of the vote. Venezuela’s top court complicated her presidential aspirations in January by affirming her ban, although she has continued campaigning and has rejected suggestions to choose a substitute.[150] The State Department also alleges that Maduro expelled authorized foreign compani

“We will stay here until there is a military intervention or the electoral court changes what is happening,” said Antoniel Almeida, 45, the owner of a party-supply store who was helping run the blockade. Mr. Almeida believed the election was rigged. “We need an investigation,” he said.Now, a few politicians who are ruling party allies and a

The opposition is hopeful it can oust the incumbent, whose party has ruled the country for 25 years.Opposition candidates and their supporters struggle to find places to gather without harassment from government activists and to get fuel to travel across the country.The July 28 date — also Chávez’s birthday — was chosen from among more than