‘We Already Won Barinas’
Among other news, Sergio Garrido (Acción Democrática) would be the next candidate for the Barinas election on January 9th, 2022. The prêt-à-porter opposition nominated Claudio Fermín as a candidate for Barinas governor.
Maduro Complained About Public Services
Among other news, Maduro admitted that public utilities fail in Venezuela and blamed the sanctions and incompetent officers. OAS commissioner David Smolansky said that there will be more Venezuelan migrants than any other country in the world soon.
The Venezuelan State Doesn’t Fight AIDS
Among other news, HIV+ patients don’t have access to the medicine necessary for their treatment and 643 people have died since 2020 because of a late diagnosis.
Argenis Chávez Resigned From the Barinas Governorship
Among other news, Argenis Chávez resigned from the Barinas governorship and said PSUV should decide who’s the next candidate. MUD candidate Freddy Superlano rejected the decision by the Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ) of a new election in Barinas.
Superlano’s Victory in Barinas Is Stolen by the TSJ
Among other news, the Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela ordered this Monday to repeat the elections in the State of Barinas, where Hugo Chávez was born-
Fighting Violence Against Women
Feminist organizations demanded justice and respect for women’s rights on Thursday. The regime’s messages on progress for women are defeated by the reality of the country with a complex humanitarian emergency, collapsed public services and without policies to guarantee women’s reproductive rights. Activists demanded the decriminalization of abortion, medical care for femicide survivors and obstetric violence. Between January and October 2021, there were 235 femicides in Venezuela.
Demanding New Leadership
Among other news, María Corina Machado proposed a great election to choose new opposition leadership that “leads Venezuela to freedom. Prosecutor General Tarek William Saab provided some more figures (that can’t be proven) to try to show that his administration has been a beacon of justice.
UE Observers Criticized The Election
Among other news, the EU electoral observer mission determined in their preliminary report that the lack of judicial independence and disrespecting the Rule of Law negatively impacted the equality of conditions and the elections’ transparency.
Chavismo Celebrated Its Map
The different "oppositions" won only three (or five?) states but did way better in small cities mayorships
The Campaign’s Over
CNE board member Pedro Calzadilla assured that there hasn’t been any incident since the start of the campaign. Professor Leonardo Buniak warned that Venezuelan banks aren’t capable of having any influence or impact in an economic recovery.
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