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Political tension is on the rise in Venezuela after President Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner of the election

By Kouthar Sambo Political tension is on the rise in Venezuela after President Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner of the election. This comes after Venezuela’s electoral center said Maduro won 51.2% of the vote, compared with 44.2% for rival Edmundo González. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive show on Monday, a political analyst, Ashraf Patel, said the situation is massive since Venezuela is a front-line state following the Cold War with the US. […]

today30 July 2024

International News

Venezuela opposition leaders wounded in protest march

Two Venezuelan opposition leaders were among more than a dozen people wounded by security forces dispersing protests in the capital Caracas against President Nicolas Maduro. Maduro's adversaries have for two months been blocking highways and setting up barricades in protests demanding he call early elections and address an increasingly severe economic crisis that has left millions struggling to get enough to eat. Fifty-nine people have died in the often violent […]

today30 May 2017

International News

Protesters fling faeces at soldiers in march

Venezuelan protesters have lobbed bottles and bags of faeces at soldiers who fought back with tear gas to block the latest march in more than a month of nationwide protests against President Nicolas Maduro. The march on the main highway through Caracas on Wednesday came as thousands of opposition supporters again poured onto the streets decrying Venezuela's economic crisis and demanding elections. "These kids live in a dictatorship, they have […]

today11 May 2017

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