Buoyed by mayoral votes, Venezuela socialists eye presidency race Buoyed by mayoral votes, Venezuela socialists eye presidency race:- Enjoying a political breather after a year of ferocious domestic protests and damaging foreign sanctions, the 55-year-old successor to Hugo Chavez said the government had won at least 90 percent of the […]
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Deadly protests mar Venezuela ballot as voters snub Maduro assembly Deadly protests rocked Venezuela on Sunday as voters broadly boycotted an election for a constitutional super-body that unpopular leftist President Nicolas Maduro vowed would begin a “new era of combat” in the crisis-stricken nation. Anti-Maduro activists wearing hoods or masks […]
Venezuela opposition plots “zero hour” after big anti Venezuela opposition plots “zero hour” after big anti:- Energized by a massive vote against President Nicolas Maduro in an unofficial plebiscite, Venezuela’s opposition mulled on Monday how to escalate protests and block a new congress it fears may enshrine Socialist Party hegemony. […]
Order for Venezuela to pay Exxon $1.4 billion in damages overturned Order for Venezuela to pay Exxon $1.4 billion in damages overturned:- A World Bank tribunal's order for Venezuela to pay $1.4 billion in damages to Exxon Mobil Corp over nationalizations has been annulled, a lawyer for the Venezuelan government […]
Venezuela opposition parties fear election ban as Socialists dig in Venezuela opposition parties fear election ban as Socialists dig in:- Venezuela's government is pushing forward with measures that could exclude some opposition political parties from future elections, potentially paving the way for the ruling Socialists to remain in power despite […]
