by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 31, 2017 | World
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro declared victory on Monday in the elections for a new Constituent Assembly that would rewrite the constitution and virtually give him unlimited power. The opposition had boycotted the elections, which were strongly condemned by the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 8, 2017 | World
Venezuelan authorities on Friday banned top opposition leader Henrique Capriles from public office for 15 years, a move that could galvanize more protests in an increasingly tense power struggle in the crisis-hit country. Capriles was one of the leaders of mass...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 17, 2013 | World
Caracas, Reuters—Venezuela’s opposition leaders feared persecution over post-election protests, while the US government backed their calls for a recount and said on Wednesday it was still deciding if it would recognize President-elect Nicolas Maduro. The...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 15, 2013 | World
Caracas, Reuters—Late socialist leader Hugo Chavez’s chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro, won Venezuela’s presidential election by a whisker, but now faces opposition protests plus a host of economic and political challenges in the OPEC nation. The 50-year-old former bus...
