Category: Venezuela
December 8, 2015 > Staff
Venezuela Opposition Claims Legislative Supermajority, Promises Sweeping Changes
Venezuelan opposition leaders announced Monday that they had secured the 112 seats necessary to form a two-thirds supermajority in the legislature following mid-term elections the day before, which could allow […] Read More >
December 7, 2015 > Staff
Venezuela Opposition Defeats Ruling Party in Legislative Election
Top Story — Venezuela’s opposition coalition on Sunday won control of the National Assembly for the first time in nearly 17 years, dealing a major blow to President Nicolás Maduro and […] Read More >
November 19, 2015 > Staff
NSA Targeted Venezuela State Oil Company: The Intercept
An internal National Security Agency memo obtained by whistleblower Edward Snowden reveals a spying scheme into Venezuela’s state-owned oil and natural gas company Petróleos de Venezuela, or PdVSA, The Intercept […] Read More >
November 12, 2015 > Staff
Two Nephews of Venezuelan First Lady Extradited to U.S. on Drug Charges
Top Story — Two nephews of Venezuelan first lady Cilia Flores were arrested on Tuesday in Haiti for their alleged attempt to smuggle 800 kilograms of cocaine into the United […] Read More >
October 16, 2015 > Staff
Exiled Venezuelan Opposition Leader Arrested Upon Returning Home
Top Story — Former Venezuelan opposition Governor Manuel Rosales, who represented the oppositional Un Nuevo Tiempo party, was arrested on Thursday by intelligence police at the Caracas airport upon returning from […] Read More >
September 23, 2015 > Alexandra Hall
Border Deal between Colombia and Venezuela Shows Increasing Influence of Regional Organizations
NEW YORK — In Quito on Monday, President Nicolás Maduro, of Venezuela, and President Juan Manuel Santos, of Colombia, finally brokered a set of agreements to resolve the crisis on […] Read More >
September 22, 2015 > Staff
Maduro, Santos Reach Agreement to End Border Crisis
Top Story — The leaders of Colombia and Venezuela met on Monday for the first time since a crisis broke out along their shared border last month, leaving the meeting […] Read More >
September 16, 2015 > Staff
Colombia, Venezuela May Soon Hold Talks on Border Crisis
Top Story — Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Tuesday that a meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro may happen after the latter’s “gestures” toward resolving a crisis […] Read More >
July 15, 2015 > Staff
Venezuelan Opposition Leader Barred From Office
Top Story — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who is running for Congress in December elections, has been barred from public office for a full year in a move […] Read More >
June 23, 2015 > Staff
Venezuelan Government Announces December Elections, Fulfilling Longtime Opposition Demand
Top Story — Venezuela’s electoral council on Monday set a date of Dec. 6 for legislative elections, fulfilling a long-held demand of the political opposition, which is currently polling favorably […] Read More >