Peace, actually
The day after the opposition’s historic landslide in the elections of December 6th, 2015, Venezuela finds itself strangely calm. After the vote count was announced, the most astonishing...
Politics
Final Tally. For Real. We Swear to God. This is it:
The number of new majority diputados is...
NPR's Morning Edition Tells the Story
Somehow, amid all the craziness last night, I found 10 minutes to talk to NPR. Great fun.
Official results, Government = 46 seats, Opposition = 99 seats. 22 seats still not called.
As Caracas Chronicles tries to fight off a DDoS attack, multiple sources confirm we have a simple majority in the National Assembly. The situation with the regime trying to claw back this victory is serious, however.
A Major Military Operation is Underway to Keep Voting Centers Open
An unprecedented move by Plan República, the Military operation to keep security on election day, is underway to keep voting centers open.
Venezuela elections council getting creative with the law
The law in Venezuela says that voting centers close at six pm unless there are voters standing in line. But what is a little bitty thing like the...
Four Chavista Governors and Caracas Mayor Bullied at Voting Centers
As the voting unfolds, we’ve been seeing something new. We’ve been receiving videos, left and right, of high profile chavistas being bullied and heckled as they go to their local voting centers...
Thug Blows Himself Up With Hand Granade Outside 23 de Enero Voting Center
So, this happened minutes after the guy, 20 year old Adrián Jesús Márquez, had been threatening people waiting in line to vote at El Observatorio, in the iconic 23 de Enero neighborhood.
Maduro: Ni Tan "Como Sea"
It flew a little bit under the radar, but under international pressure Nicolás Maduro already started backtracking on his "whatever it takes."
We Vote Together
In Macaracuay, voting is a moment of togetherness, of civic spirit in and engagement in a country usually badly short of both.
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