Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. I have been in Caracas, Venezuela, for the past two weeks, before and after the presidential election on 28 July. In the run-up to the election, two things became clear to me. First, the Chavistas (supporters of Hugo Chávez and the Bolivarian project that …
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By Brian Mier, De-Linking Brazil I covered Venezuela’s 3-week presidential campaign season, the elections, and their fallout for TeleSur English, the multilateral public TV news network funded by the governments of Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. I am an experienced analyst on Brazilian politics, but I do not claim to be a specialist on Venezuela. …
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By Andreína Chávez Alava for Venezuelanalysis Caracas, August 3, 2024 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) released a second bulletin on Friday confirming President Nicolás Maduro’s reelection amidst tensions and fraud claims. With a reported 96.87 percent of voting centers tallied, the CNE had Maduro win July 28’s presidential election with 51.95 percent (6.4 …
By Richard Irons for The Morning Star. On 31 July, Honduras Foreign Minister Enrique Reina issued an important statement on behalf of the island with regards to developments in Venezuela, which read in full as follows: “The government of Honduras condemns any attempted coup d’etat in Venezuela — and the use of force by violent …
Communique from the Alliance for Global JusticeMedia contact: William Camacaro, Alliance for Global JusticeEmail: william@afgj.orgPhone: +1 (202) 540-8336 Ext. 501 We are a group of 17 citizens of various countries living in the United States, Canada and Costa Rica who visited Venezuela from July 21-31, 2024 to learn about the Bolivarian Revolution underway since 1999, to accompany the …
By Ricardo Vaz for Venezuelanalysis Venezuela’s post-electoral scene has been marked by anti-government mobilizations and confrontations with security corps. The unrest has followed the July 28 presidential elections that saw incumbent Nicolás Maduro secure a third term while the hardline opposition refused to accept the results. Since late Sunday, there have been multiple reports of …
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Statement from VSC on today’s election result: “The fact that the US, Britain and allies are refusing to recognise the result of Venezuela’s election, without providing a single piece of valid evidence as to why, is entirely consistent with their strategy of undermining democracy in Venezuela, including multiple coup attempts. “Instead of seeking to restore calm and …
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Over 600 international election observers have been in Venezuela monitoring the election, including the Morning Star’s campaigns manager, Calvin Tucker. “Although there were 10 candidates on the ballot paper, this election was a straight fight between an energetic 61-year-old President Maduro of the governing PSUV socialist party and the US-backed candidate, a frail 74-year-old former …
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By Andreína Chávez Alava for Venezuelanalysis Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) has formally declared Nicolás Maduro the winner of Sunday’s presidential election. On Monday early afternoon, the Venezuelan leader received the credentials that certify his reelection from CNE President Elvis Amoroso. Maduro’s third six-year term will officially begin on January 10, 2025. “With the humility …
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By Francisco Dominguez for The Morning Star Venezuela’s election this weekend takes place in a context dominated by Venezuela’s robust economic recovery, which, considering the calamitous situation the country found itself as late as the end of 2020, the 1 per cent rate of inflation June this year and an expected rate of growth for 2024 …
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