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Despite Sanctions, Maduro Says Talks Will Resume With US

par This Is Beirut, 02/07 10:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Monday that talks would soon resume with the United States, which has reimposed crippling sanctions on the South American country's oil industry, as he looks towards this month's election. Maduro claimed that Washington had initiated the proposal and that Caracas had agreed to it after two months of careful ...

Maduro Re-Elected Amid Election Controversy and Allegations

par This Is Beirut, 29/07 10:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Incumbent President Nicolas Maduro has been re-elected for a third term at the head of Venezuela, the National Electoral Council (CNE) announced on Sunday evening, at the end of a campaign in which the opposition denounced intimidation and fears of fraud. Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro won re-election with 51.2% of votes cast on Sunday, the ...

Venezuela: massive protests after Maduro's reelection

par This Is Beirut, 30/07 04:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Venezuelan security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets Monday at protesters challenging the reelection victory claimed by President Nicolas Maduro but disputed by the opposition and questioned abroad. Thousands of people flooded the streets of several neighborhoods of the capital, chanting "Freedom, freedom!" and "This government is going ...

Venezuela Opposition Calls Mass Protests over Disputed Election

par This Is Beirut, 02/08 09:42 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Venezuela's opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, called Thursday for protests "in every city" in the nation on Saturday to denounce the disputed reelection of President Nicolas Maduro. The oil-rich Latin American nation was plunged into political crisis after Maduro was announced the victor of Sunday's election, a result that defied ...

Venezuela Opposition Urges Army to Side with the 'People'

par This Is Beirut, 06/08 12:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Venezuela's opposition leaders on Monday appealed to the Army, the main pillar of support for President Nicolas Maduro, to "take the side of the people" after his disputed reelection, a call swiftly met with a criminal probe. Prosecutors said they had opened an investigation targeting opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and presidential ...

Venezuelan Opposition Leader Defies Court Summons

par This Is Beirut, 08/08 11:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who claims to be the rightful winner of the country's presidential election, on Wednesday defied a Supreme Court summons over the disputed results. Election authorities declared President Nicolas Maduro the winner of the July 28 vote, prompting the opposition to cry foul and sparking ...

Venezuelan Opposition Holds Mass Rallies, Claims Election Fraud

par This Is Beirut, 18/08 11:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Venezuela's opposition, claiming victory in presidential elections they say were stolen by strongman Nicolas Maduro, gathered in the thousands in Caracas and elsewhere on Saturday, vowing to fight "to the end." People rallied in several cities in Venezuela and as far afield as Spain, Belgium, and Australia in response to a call by opposition ...

Venezuela High Court Confirms Maduro's Reelection

par This Is Beirut, 22/08 21:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Venezuela's Supreme Court, which observers say is loyal to the government of President Nicolas Maduro, on Thursday declared him the winner of the disputed July 28 election amid opposition claims of widespread vote fraud. In its ruling read by presiding judge Caryslia Rodriguez, the court said it had "indisputably certified election materials and ...

Venezuelan Opposition Leader Ignores Second Court Summons

par This Is Beirut, 28/08 11:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia ignored a second summons from prosecutors Tuesday as his coalition denounced "judicial harassment" following President Nicolas Maduro's disputed reelection. Prosecutors loyal to Maduro want to question the 74-year-old, who is in hiding, in an investigation into his claim that ...

US Seizes Venezuela Leader Maduro's Plane

par This Is Beirut, 02/09 20:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States on Monday seized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's plane in the Dominican Republic and flew it to Florida, saying it acted over violation of US sanctions. United States officials moved to take the aircraft, a Dassault Falcon 900EX private jet used by Maduro and members of his government, with the Justice Department saying ...

Venezuelan Opposition Leader Left to Spain for Asylum

par This Is Beirut, 08/09 11:08 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Venezuelan government said on Saturday that opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who disputed President Nicolas Maduro's July 28 reelection, has left the country to seek asylum in Spain. Gonzalez Urrutia had been in hiding for a month, ignoring three successive summons to appear before prosecutors, saying attending the hearing could ...

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