Venezuela Election
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Venezuela election: Opposition rejects Brazil’s call to redo disputed voteBrazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Nicolás Maduro, who claims he won last month's election, could call for a new vote “if he has good sense.”WorldAug 15, 2024
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Venezuela’s Maduro declared winner in disputed electionOfficials delayed the release of detailed vote tallies after proclaiming Nicolás Maduro the winner with 51 per cent of the vote, compared with 44 per cent for Edmundo González.WorldJul 29, 2024
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Venezuelans head to polls in election that may end Maduro’s powerWhether it is President Nicolás Maduro who is chosen, or his main opponent, retired diplomat Edmundo González, the election will have ripple effects throughout the Americas.PoliticsJul 28, 2024
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Venezuela’s political crisis is worsening — What’s happening and what’s to comeHere’s a look at what happened and where things stand following what has been condemned internationally as an attempted coup against the country’s last democratic institution.WorldJan 6, 2020
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Guaido calls on Washington to consider ‘all options’ after Maduro blocks aid to VenezuelaTrucks laden with U.S. food and medicine returned to warehouses in Colombia after opposition supporters failed to break through lines of troops, who dispersed them with tear gas and rubber rounds, injuring dozens.PoliticsFeb 23, 2019
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Crowds gather across Canada in support of Venezuela’s GuaidoDirector of the Canada Venezuela Democracy Forum Rebecca Sarfatti said the ultimate goal is to have a "fair and free election" in Venezuela, but in the short term, for there to be humanitarian aid sent to Venezuela "as soon as possible."CanadaFeb 2, 2019
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Venezuelan president Maduro proposes early elections in bid to reverse his fortunesMaduro said the powerful government-controlled Constituent Assembly would debate calling early elections for the National Assembly parliament, which is opposition-controlled.PoliticsFeb 2, 2019
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Top Venezuelan general recognizes Juan Guaido as president, encourages military to defectFrancisco Yanez is the first active Venezuelan general to recognize Guaido as interim president since the National Assembly leader appointed himself on Jan. 23.PoliticsFeb 2, 2019
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CUPE union blasts Canada for backing Venezuelan opposition leader, says rise smacks of ‘coup d’Etat’"The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) rejects any attempt by the Canadian government to interfere with the democratic processes and sovereignty of the Venezuelan people," the union said in a statement.CanadaJan 31, 2019
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Juan Guaido gains more support, EU Parliament backs him as Venezuelan interim presidentThe European Parliament recognized Venezuela's self-declared interim president Juan Guaido as the de-facto head of state on Thursday.WorldJan 31, 2019
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