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
Chavismo easily blinded some progressives and made them accomplices of its propaganda wars, thanks to shallow perspectives inherited from Cold War fanaticism
Music, sports or entertainment news is the only information allowed by Conatel on the days after the elections
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 post-electoral uprising is making old chavista narrative cannibalize itself
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
The government talks about over 700 detentions and human rights NGOs have registered between 11 and 17 deaths
The opposition is focused on collecting voting tallies to prove, before the international community, that Maduro lost
Finally the election came and the night ended on a tense, somewhat confusing note. Here’s an account of the main facts, what it means, and what might happen next.
Only very close allies of Chavismo have recognized the results announced by CNE. The rest are demanding detailed proof or calling out a fraud
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