The Prison Wars
Following the Tocorón strategy, the Maduro government has militarily taken over other five prisons. Are pranatos, as we know them, coming to an end?
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Chavismo Vs. Reality
The Chavista-controlled Supreme Tribunal of Justice has ordered the National Commission of Primaries to hand over all material related to the October 22th primary election and “suspend all...
Hasta El Final
María Corina Machado won the opposition primaries with more than 90% of the vote (por ahora). Turnout exceeded all expectations, we may be talking about a 2.6 million...
The Primaries Are Here
Despite disinformation campaigns and a last minute blast from Acción Democrática, the 2023 opposition primaries are finally here. The process will not only define a (tentative) unitary candidate...
AD Is Messing With the Primaries
After days of public criticism to the primaries’ logistics from Acción Democrática’s candidate Carlos Prosperi, Venezuela’s formerly dominant party asked the National Commission of Primaries to postpone the...
Deal Aftermath: Sanction Lifting and Prisoner Release
The U.S. lifted key oil, gas and gold sanctions on Venezuela for six months. The relief is conditioned to the Maduro government’s commitment to fulfill the Barbados electoral...
Deal Day
The government and the opposition signed deal in Barbados on Tuesday. The new agreement has to do with electoral guarantees but it’s likely that some sanctions are being...
Voluntad Popular Joins The Machadomania
Freddy Superlano -Voluntad Popular’s candidate in the primaries- just quit. His party is now endorsing María Corina Machado. Copei’s candidate also quit.
Henrique Capriles Quits
Henrique Capriles, citing his ban from running for office, announced he is quitting the primaries. Also, a political agreement between oppo and government may be imminent.
How Rosales Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Regime
Zulia governor Manuel Rosales isn’t running in the primaries. But that doesn’t mean he’s discarding running for president in 2o24 – and blasting the rest of the opposition...
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