Machado & Padrino
Neither of them competed in the election, but they both are key to unlock Venezuela’s future
Politics
What Electoral Witnesses Saw on July 28th
Efforts to hide voting receipts before taking them to campaign coordinators, a timed transportation circuit, and the collaboration of electoral witnesses and neighbors allowed the opposition to collect and upload 81.32% of all voting tallies in the aftermath of the election
International Response to the Presidential Election Crisis in Venezuela
It’s been a week since the Venezuelan Presidential Elections, although it feels more like a decade. While a lot has happened on all fronts, the international community has been particularly active
How the International Left Abandoned the Venezuelan People
Chavismo easily blinded some progressives and made them accomplices of its propaganda wars, thanks to shallow perspectives inherited from Cold War fanaticism
Media Crackdown Following Venezuela's Contested Elections
Music, sports or entertainment news is the only information allowed by Conatel on the days after the elections
What are the Chances that Maduro Actually Won?
There's roughly a 1 in 100 million chance that the numbers given by the CNE would happen by chance, says a Columbia University expert. Ecoanalítica director says they’re almost as likely as winning the Powerball
The Streets that Supported Chavez are Openly Defying Maduro
The post-electoral uprising is making old chavista narrative cannibalize itself
Falsifying Vote Tallies is Very Hard. Here’s Why
In response to the CNE’s delay, accusations have emerged that the Venezuelan government is fabricating counterfeit vote tallies (actas). But that would be next to impossible
Attacks on Protesters and Journalists Marked Day Two of Post-electoral Life
The government talks about over 700 detentions and human rights NGOs have registered between 11 and 17 deaths
“Actas”: the Key Documents at the Center of the Electoral Conflict
The opposition is focused on collecting voting tallies to prove, before the international community, that Maduro lost
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