Incumbent President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a controversial third term on January 10, after the National Electoral Council (CNE) declared he won Venezuela’s disputed July 28 elections without publishing results.
The Biden administration has issued significant rewards for top Venezuelan officials, citing crimes like drug trafficking and undermining democracy.
The US wanted poster offering a $25 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro is the most obvious sign yet of the international screws being tightened on his regime—with profound criminal implications.
Venezuela is set to inaugurate a head of state on Friday – but there are still two men claiming to be the nation’s rightful president.
Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a third presidential term on Friday, despite overwhelming evidence that he lost July’s presidential election to opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez,
Fearing that opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez will return to Venezuela this week as promised, strongman Nicolás Maduro has mobilized the country’s military, sending soldiers to patrol the streets in major cities and carrying out new arrests of opponents or individuals he calls mercenaries.
The Biden administration’s shift to a more pragmatic and strategic approach to Venezuela’s opposition has allowed for the recognition of opposition leaders and the imposition of
Venezuela on Saturday condemned new sanctions that the U.S., Britain, and the European Union imposed the previous day, when the country swore in President Nicolas Maduro for a third term after a six-month election dispute.
Maria Corina Machado was freed shortly after she was detained amid gunshots while leaving a protest in eastern Caracas.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been sworn in to serve a third term despite credible evidence that his opponent won the July 2024 election
Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year term on Friday, following an election that many in the international community and the opposition considered rigged.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro prepares to be sworn in for a third term despite accusations of stealing the last election. Thousands took to the streets to demand a return to democracy.