Toxic Arria
Miss the good old days of never-ending, hyper-emotive, hyper-polarized political conflict narrowly focused on the figure of Hugo Chávez and ignoring the actual needs of Venezuelan people? Do...
Politics
Fake Pollster Chronicles: HEY! This one's on our side! (UPDATED)
So we know readers come to Caracas Chronicles looking for the finest in Fake Pollster news so, today, we have a special treat: apparently some guys on our...
Good News/Bad News
The Good News: HCR does know how to smile. The Bad News: He can only do it in still photographs.
No vetting allowed
The other night, the opposition’s presidential candidates held a debate. While the format literally did not leave much room for debate, we all came away thinking it was...
What happened last night
So all the buzz after last night’s debate went to María Corina Machado and Diego Arria, candidates who, paradoxically, are trailing way behind in the polls. It’s no...
Live blogging the debate
9:43 – That’s a wrap. I’m proud, and eerily hopeful tonight. They all did well, which means we all did well. 9:35 – Wonderful visuals at the end, with...
30 Minutes Out, Cadena
With 30 minutes to go before the launch of the first presidential debate in Venezuela in 28 years, Venezuelans are being forced to watch president Chávez rant instead....
The state of the campaign, YouTube version
Here are some of the most recent ads (or YouTube videos) from tonight’s debaters. Henrique Capriles Leopoldo López Pablo Pérez Maria Corina Machado Diego Arria
An event 28 years in the making
It’s hard to overstate the significance of tomorrow’s planned televised debate between the opposition’s five candidates for President. Venezuela has no tradition of political debates. In fact, the...
Evrofinance Mosnarbank - no, that's not a Maracucho name
Ever heard of Evrofinance Mosnarbank SA? Me neither…which is funny, considering – as Daniel Cancel documents in this lovely in-depth report for Bloomberg – it has recently displaced...
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