CARACAS – Venezuela’s “opposition” parties are planning to dissolve the country’s legitimate interim government led by Juan Guaidó in January 2023, according to a report published by CNN’s Latin American branch, CNN en Español, on Thursday.
CARACAS — Venezuela will hold regional elections on November 21. This time around, “the people” will “elect” 3,082 men and women – split across the country’s 23 governor seats, 335 mayoral offices, and thousands of state legislators.
During a portion of an interview with PBS’ “Firing Line” released on Friday, Leopoldo López, one of the opposition leaders in Venezuela, said he is “shocked” by the fact that former President Donald Trump has been kicked off social media
The Socialist International, a global coalition of radical leftist political parties, issued a statement on Wednesday denouncing Venezuela’s socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro for staging a hostile takeover of the nation’s opposition parties, which are also socialist.
The Venezuelan polling firm Meganálisis published its monthly nationwide survey this week, finding that the looming spread of Chinese coronavirus in the country is corresponding to decreased faith in the legitimate president of the country, Juan Guaidó.
Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López said on Thursday that he is optimistic that socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro will be removed from office “within weeks” after sections of the military released him from house arrest and joined the opposition.
The wife of Venezuelan opposition leader and newly freed political prisoner Leopoldo López denounced the socialist secret police for looting their home while they sought refuge in the Spanish embassy of Caracas late Wednesday.
Venezuela’s socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro denied that he had lost control of the military and vowed to use all his power to crush legitimate President Juan Guaidó in his first public address since the latter called for a nationwide uprising on Tuesday.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan weighed in on the struggle in Venezuela to remove dictator Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday, condemning those who support President Juan Guaidó for backing an alleged “coup” seeking to install a “postmodern colonial governor.”
News outlets broadcasting live from Caracas on Tuesday recorded graphic footage of an armored vehicle in control of forces loyal to socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro running over peaceful protesters called together by President Juan Guaidó to support soldiers who no longer answer to Maduro.
Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, who refused to leave power after the nation’s legislature constitutionally replaced him with current President Juan Guaidó, claimed on Tuesday that the nation’s military still supported him after Guaidó appeared alongside soldiers urging citizens to take to the streets.
Violence has broken out on the streets across Venezuela as opposition leader Juan Guaidó has declared that they are in the “final phase” of removing Nicolás Maduro’s socialist dictatorship from power.
Venezuelan President Juan Guaidó announced early Tuesday morning that he had finally secured the backing of the nation’s armed forces, who would proceed to remove dictator Nicolás Maduro and allow Guaidó to exercise the powers of his office.
Former Venezuelan National Assembly leader Julio Borges said on Thursday that any presidential elections with Nicolás Maduro still in power would have “no meaning” and a transition period must occur before any elections.
The wife of Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López said in an interview published Tuesday that her husband would consider running for president in any free elections in a post-Maduro era.
Leopoldo López, Venezuela’s most famous political prisoner, brazenly defied the terms of his house arrest for months, the New York Times revealed in a profile Thursday – to cooperate with the writing of the profile itself.
The Venezuelan secret police (Sebin) stormed the house of imprisoned opposition leader Leopoldo López hours after the New York Times ran a major profile of him, his wife Lilian Tintori has confirmed.
Protesters in Venezuela speaking to Agence-France Presse Tuesday called the main opposition party’s participation in socialist-controlled elections this year a “mockery” as anti-socialist groups lament dwindling numbers at what were previously thousands-strong elections.
Venezuelan authorities returned opposition leader and rightful mayor of Caracas Antonio Ledezma to house arrest on Friday.
“The only way you are getting rid of this Parliament is by killing the 112 representatives who are here,” opposition lawmaker Freddy Guevara said on Tuesday, asserting that Venezuela’s National Assembly will not give up their seats to the socialist parallel legislature dictator Nicolás Maduro is scheduled to install on August 3.
Venezuela’s Secret Police (Sebin) stormed the homes of opposition leader Leopoldo López and rightful mayor of Caracas Antonio Ledezma early Tuesday morning, taking the two men away over alleged violations of their house arrest provisions.
The socialist government of Venezuela has banned “public assemblies and protests,” threatening up to ten years in prison for anyone participating in them, following nearly five months of daily protests against the government.
Former socialist Spanish president Jose Luis Rodríguez Zapatero told Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López this week that dictator Nicolás Maduro is willing to postpone a vote to elect drafters of a new constitution if the opposition offers a “cooling off” of protests, according to the Miami Herald.
On Sunday, Venezuela’s opposition marked one hundred days since a series of daily protests against the socialist government, triggered by the Supreme Court’s aborted attempt to replace the National Assembly and install itself as the national legislative body.
The Supreme Court of Venezuela granted opposition leader Leopoldo López house arrest – freeing him from the notorious Ramo Verde military prison – this weekend on medical grounds. Following his release, wife Lilian Tintori accused prison officials of torturing López and denying him medical care.
As Venezuela enters year eighteen of the Bolivarian Socialist Revolution, the international community is finally paying attention, as Venezuelans struggle to find food, medicine, and an outlet for their frustration that will not trigger rampant state violence.
A sergeant in the Venezuelan Armed Forces has released a video calling for his fellow soldiers to rise up against dictator Nicolás Maduro and reject orders to attack unarmed civilians, the latest indication that Maduro is losing the support of the military amid a wave of violent crackdowns on dissidents.
The socialist government of Venezuela has denied claims by opposition leader Henrique Capriles Radonski that police have arrested 85 soldiers for refusing to follow orders from dictator Nicolás Maduro. The claim precedes a call to arms from Leopoldo López, the nation’s most prominent political dissident, who has called for soldiers to cease attacks on unarmed protesters.
Days after the government of Venezuela published a bizarre “proof of life” video of a man claiming to be opposition leader Leopoldo López, his wife and attorneys say they have yet to be allowed to see him in person.
Mexico’s Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday that seven other Latin American nations co-signed a statement condemning “the excessive use of force by Venezuelan authorities against civilians who are protesting government measures that affect democratic stability and cause the loss of human life.”
Lilian Tintori, wife of imprisoned Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López, rejected a bizarre “proof of life” video of a man alleging to be her husband published by Venezuelan socialist state television following rumors surfacing Thursday he had been taken to a military hospital in “very serious” condition.
Late Wednesday evening, Senator Marco Rubio confirmed rumors on Twitter that Leopoldo López, the head of Venezuela’s opposition Popular Will party, had been transferred from prison to a military hospital in “grave” condition.
Socialism has destroyed Venezuela. State corporate takeovers, strict price controls, and a food rationing system have left the country poor, sick, and literally starving.
Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro once again attempted to send a message of cooperation to American President Donald Trump last week, warning Trump against an unspecified “they” in an English-language message that appeared to stump online outlets and social media users.
Venezuela’s socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro appears to be attempting to ingratiate himself with his American counterpart Donald Trump, praising the president’s joint address to Congress on Tuesday as “the first time I hear a U.S. president speak of the struggle against drug trafficking.”
Venezuela’s Supreme Court dismissed an appeal to liberate Popular Will opposition party leader Leopoldo López hours after President Donald Trump issued a plea to the socialist regime to liberate the prisoner of conscience “immediately.”
President Donald Trump met Lilian Tintori, the wife of Venezuela’s most prominent prisoner of conscience, at the White House Wednesday night, demanding freedom for Popular Will party leader Leopoldo López “immediately.”
Socialist International has issued a statement condemning the socialist government of Venezuela for keeping political prisoners, collapsing the nation’s economy, and generally “reflect[ing] the characteristics of a failed state.”
The wives and mother of two political prisoners in Venezuela have chained themselves to the gates of the Vatican to demand Pope Francis intervene for the swift liberation of their loved ones, the former mayor of Caracas and the head of one of its largest opposition parties.
Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro said he “aspires, expects, and will work for” a friendly relationship with President-elect Donald Trump, despite Trump emphasizing support for Venezuela’s anti-socialist opposition in his campaign platform.
