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Venezuela elections

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro addresses supporters gathered outside the Miraflores presidential palace after electoral authorities declared him the winner of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, July 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
July 29, 2024, 10:24 am
Venezuela’s Maduro, opposition candidate both claim victory in presidential election
Opponents accuse incumbent leader of underhanded tactics after electoral authority claims he won 51% of the vote despite exit polls showing decisive victory for rival Gonzalez
By Vivian Sequera, Deisy Buitrago and Mayela Armas
Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido clash with forces loyal to President Nicolas Maduro after members of the Bolivarian National Guard joined Guaido's campaign to oust him, in front of La Carlota military base in Caracas on April 30, 2019. (Federico Parra/AFP)
May 1, 2019, 3:54 pm
Iran happy Venezuelans ‘defeated coup,’ backs Maduro
Opposition calls for huge May Day protest after armed clashes erupt in capital Caracas
By AFP
Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido clash with forces loyal to President Nicolas Maduro after members of the Bolivarian National Guard joined Guaido's campaign to oust him, in front of La Carlota military base in Caracas on April 30, 2019. (Federico PARRA / AFP)
May 1, 2019, 12:42 pm
Rioting breaks out in Venezuela as Maduro claims victory over ‘attempted coup’
Beleaguered president congratulates armed forces for putting down ‘putschist skirmishes,’ but demonstrations continue throughout Caracas
By Alexander MARTINEZ
A military vehicle blocks an avenue next to La Carlota air base in Caracas, Venezuela, April 30, 2019 (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
April 30, 2019, 3:11 pm
Venezuela says it is confronting small group of ‘traitors’ attempting coup
Declaring ‘the moment is now,’ opposition leader Guaido appears in video backed by heavily armed soldiers
By AP
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, center, his wife Cilia Flores, left, and the president of the Constituent Assembly Diosdado Cabello, right, arrive at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas on January 14, 2019. (Federico Parra/AFP)
February 4, 2019, 3:00 pm
Maduro warns US of ‘repeat of Vietnam’ if it sends troops to Venezuela
Embattled president’s threat comes as EU nations urge new elections and recognize opposition chief Juan Guaido amid worsening humanitarian crisis
By AFP and ToI Staff
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks as he submits next year's budget bill to parliament in Tehran, Iran, on December 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
February 2, 2019, 7:52 pm
Iran’s president backs Venezuela’s Maduro — report
Hassan Rouhani criticizes the US for ‘interventionist’ decision to back opposition leader in favor of embattled president
By Agencies
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announces he is breaking relations with the US, to supporters from a balcony at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, January 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
January 24, 2019, 9:10 pm
Top Venezuela military brass vow to back Maduro as at least 12 die in unrest
Controversial president faces unprecedented political crisis after 35-year-old opposition lawmaker Juan Guaido declares himself interim president
By Scott Smith and CHRISTINE ARMARIO
File: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on election day in Venezuela, on May 20, 2018. (AFP Photo/Juan Barreto)
May 21, 2018, 7:45 am
Maduro wins Venezuela elections declared a ‘sham’ by US, opposition
Incumbent socialist president gets another term, but only 46% show up for controversial vote condemned by world leaders, as rivals call for new polling
By Maria Isabel SANCHEZ
David Smolansky, a leader in exile of Venezuela’s opposition, in Washington, DC, March 12, 2018. (Ron Kampeas)
March 19, 2018, 7:06 pm
An exiled Venezuelan opposition leader is drawing strength from his Jewish roots
Venezuela’s youngest mayor ever, David Smolansky, is on the lam in Washington, DC, fleeing arrest for his staunch opposition to president Nicolas Maduro
By Ron Kampeas
The opposition's candidate for governor for the state of Miranda, Mayor of Caracas' Sucre Municipality Carlos Ocariz (C) greets supporters as Venezuela holds regional elections, in Caracas, on October 15, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / Juan BARRETO)
October 15, 2017, 9:38 pm
As Venezuela votes, Israel calls for ‘free, fair and credible elections’
Surveys show opposition poised to win majority of states in regional elections, despite alleged government efforts to keep voters away
By ToI Staff and AFP
Hans Wolfermann, Bunny, and Anne in 2015 at the bar mitzvah of a great-grandson. (Steve North)
August 19, 2017, 11:46 am
The improbable journey of German-Venezuelan-American wandering Jews
Hans Wolfermann is remembered for his tenacity in the face of dictatorial regimes from Nazi Europe to South America
By Steve North
(From L to R) MUD representative Miguel Pizarro, the wife of jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, Lilian Tintori, Freddy Guevara, of the Voluntad Popular party and Jesus Torrealba, head of the Democratic Unity Movement (MUD) party celebrate after knowing the first results of the legislative election, at the MUD headquarters in Caracas, on the early morning December 7, 2015. (AFP PHOTO/JUAN BARRETO)
December 7, 2015, 8:37 am
Venezuelan opposition wins legislative voting in landslide
In a major setback to the long-ruling socialist party, opposition lawmakers now hold 99 out of the 167-seat legislature
By Hannah Dreier and Joshua Goodman
This undated family photo released on Thursday shows Timothy Tracy inside a vehicle in Venezuela (photo credit: AP/Courtesy of family)
April 26, 2013, 8:04 am
Venezuela to charge US filmmaker as ‘terrorist’
Authorities nab Timothy Tracy, accused of fomenting post-election violence, on his way out of the country
By Frank Bajak and Michael Weissenstein
Venezuela's opposition leader Henrique Capriles Radonski arrives for a news conference at his office in Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday. (photo credit: AP/Fernando Llano)
April 26, 2013, 7:42 am
Venezuela opposition to boycott vote audit
Capriles vows to challenge election results at the Supreme Court
Opposition leader Henrique Capriles Radonski smiles after a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, late Thursday (photo credit: AP/Ariana Cubillos)
April 19, 2013, 10:20 am
Election council to audit Venezuela vote
Opposition candidate Capriles Radonski says he’s cautiously optimistic after questionable loss to Chavez’s named successor
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