Huge crowds return to Venezuela’s streets to protest against Maduro
Tens of thousands gather in Caracas defying crackdown by president to hear speech by María Corina Machado Huge crowds have gone back on to the...
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Venezuela election: US recognises opposition candidate Edmundo González as winner
Antony Blinken says there is ‘overwhelming evidence’ González beat Maduro in last weekend’s presidential poll The US has recognised Edmundo González as the winner of...
Venezuela protesters target Hugo Chávez statues amid disputed election
Opposition supporters shout government ‘is going to fall’ while tearing down monuments of Maduro’s mentor As protests over Venezuela’s disputed presidential election spread across the...
Maduro’s exit ‘irreversible’, says Venezuela opposition leader, as election protests grow
María Corina Machado says president should understand he lost vote, amid international doubts over victory claim The opposition leader battling to bring the curtain down...
Venezuela presidential election: UK ‘concerned by allegations of serious irregularities’ – live
British foreign office calls for ‘swift and transparent’ publication of full results to ensure outcome ‘represents votes of Venezuelan people’ Among the many international figures...
Venezuela votes in election that could end 25 years of socialist rule
Edmundo González Urrutia could upset Nicolás Maduro’s run for a third term – but several obstacles can prevent a regime change Venezuelans go to the...
Venezuela: fears of unfair election grow as opposition security chief arrested
Head of security for María Corina Machado detained weeks before election in string of arrests of opposition staffers Less than two weeks before Venezuela’s presidential...
Maduro rival promises ‘government for all’ if he wins Venezuela election
Edmundo González Urrutia, who has never before run for office, hopes for a more ‘democratic and peaceful country’ The soft-spoken septuagenarian who could be on...
Could Venezuela’s softly-spoken opposition newcomer end 25 years of Chavismo?
Hopes rise that Edmundo González Urrutia can beat Nicolas Maduro on 28 July and lead the country out of a wretched decade The road from...
Venezuela’s ex-oil minister charged with stealing millions from state oil company
Tareck El Aissami latest in purge of politicians, human rights advocates and critics by government of Nicolás Maduro Venezuela’s former oil minister Tareck El Aissami...
