Lee nuestra cobertura de las elecciones venezolanas en español. CARACAS, Venezuela — The Carter Center said it was unable to verify the results of Venezuela’s presidential election, blaming authorities for a “complete lack of transparency” in declaring Nicolas Maduro the winner without providing any individual polling tallies. Opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez leads a demonstration against the official election results …
The country’s economic strife has left the healthcare system struggling to cope with a growing mental health crisis. “We’ve more and more patients each day,” said 32-year-old nurse Carlos, whose real name has been changed to protect his identity. “Almost all the patients we have at the moment have been re-admitted because they couldn’t find their medicine,” explained the nurse, …
Caracas: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made a surprise return from Cuba on Monday more than two months after surgery for cancer that has jeopardized his 14-year rule of the South American country. “It’s a complex, difficult situation, but Chavez is battling., fighting for his life,” foreign minister Elias Jaua said over the weekend, describing a recent visit to Chavez. Chavez’s …
Hugo Chavez’s health sparks intense debate whether the country will have to embark on new presidential elections. “You cannot subject people’s decision to one single date, no matter what the constitution says,” said Diosdado Cabello, president of the National Assembly and a Chavez ally. “According to the national constitution, the date for his swearing-in can be modified if, and only …
