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How do you solve a problem like Maduro? U.S. treads fine line on Venezuela
4 months, 1 week ago

How do you solve a problem like Maduro? U.S. treads fine line on Venezuela

LA Times  

Previous efforts to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro have failed. The Biden administration is treading a thin line as it attempts to usher Venezuela’s dictator out of office without falling into the costly traps that vexed previous U.S. governments and angered Latin American allies. “We would hope to see all parties take the steps that we have done,” State Department …

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Congress Bank Accounts 'Frozen': How Financial Coercion Became a Political Tool
10 months ago

Congress Bank Accounts 'Frozen': How Financial Coercion Became a Political Tool

The Quint  

In Venezuela, under the presidency of Nicolás Maduro, the freezing of bank accounts of political opponents has also been used as a method to suppress Opposition movements. In January 2019, amid a political crisis in Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, the leader of the Opposition, invoked constitutional provisions to declare himself interim president, challenging Maduro's legitimacy. In Turkey, following the failed coup …

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Exiled Venezuela lawmakers chosen to lead anti-Maduro fight
1 year, 11 months ago

Exiled Venezuela lawmakers chosen to lead anti-Maduro fight

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s opposition has selected an all-female team of mostly unknown exiled former lawmakers to replace the beleaguered Juan Guaidó as the face of its faltering efforts to remove socialist President Nicolas Maduro. Last week, politicians who were elected to the National Assembly in 2015 voted to oust Guaidó from his role as “interim president,” a title he …

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U.S. looks for opportunity in demise of Guaidó, whom it recognized as ‘interim president’ of Venezuela
1 year, 11 months ago

U.S. looks for opportunity in demise of Guaidó, whom it recognized as ‘interim president’ of Venezuela

LA Times  

Juan Guaidó had the backing of the U.S. and other nations in his claim to Venezuela’s presidency, but he proved unable to unseat Nicolás Maduro. But for the last year, it has not made sense.” Guaidó, at the time a minor opposition figure who was elected head of the National Assembly, declared himself the legitimate president of Venezuela in January …

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Venezuelan opposition strips Juan Guaidó of ‘presidential’ role
1 year, 11 months ago

Venezuelan opposition strips Juan Guaidó of ‘presidential’ role

LA Times  

Opposition leader Juan Guaidó speaks in Caracas, Venezuela, on Sept. 16. For three years, Juan Guaidó led the Venezuelan opposition’s efforts to bring about new elections and remove President Nicolás Maduro. “We haven’t been able to come up with a unanimous decision, but we need to look for new strategies.” Daniel Varnagy, a political science professor at Simon Bolivar University …

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Support for Venezuela’s opposition is dwindling at OAS
2 years, 2 months ago

Support for Venezuela’s opposition is dwindling at OAS

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — Venezuela’s opposition suffered a rebuff Thursday as 19 members of the Organization of American States backed a proposal to remove its envoy from the regional forum for political and economic issues. More than half of the organization’s 35 members voted for the resolution and many others abstained, signaling a growing lack of support in the region for …

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US eases crippling Venezuela sanction, allows propane deals
3 years, 5 months ago

US eases crippling Venezuela sanction, allows propane deals

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — The U.S. government on Monday moved to ease a crippling sanction imposed by the Trump administration on Venezuela by allowing companies to export propane to the troubled South American country, a step that could mitigate a shortage that has pushed people to cook on charcoal or wood grills. “The intimidation has never stopped us,” said Guaidó, who …

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Venezuela vote likely to give Congress to Maduro’s party
4 years ago

Venezuela vote likely to give Congress to Maduro’s party

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s congressional election on Sunday will almost certainly give President Nicolás Maduro control over the country’s last major independent institution, but will do little to improve his image at home and abroad. Like outgoing President Donald Trump, President-elect Joe Biden has called Maduro a “dictator,” though it’s unclear what approach he’ll take toward Venezuela’s crisis. “What’s happening …

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Venezuela’s Maduro claims sweeping victory in boycotted election
4 years ago

Venezuela’s Maduro claims sweeping victory in boycotted election

LA Times  

A supporter of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro shouts in support at a closing campaign rally in Caracas on Thursday. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s political alliance claimed a sweeping victory Monday in congressional elections that were boycotted by the most influential opposition politicians and criticized internationally as being fraudulent. “It’s a great victory without a doubt for democracy.” Maduro’s United Socialist …

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British judge denies Venezuela’s Maduro access to gold in London vault
4 years, 5 months ago

British judge denies Venezuela’s Maduro access to gold in London vault

LA Times  

A British judge Thursday refused to give Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro control of nearly $2 billion in gold stashed in a Bank of England vault, ruling that it would be unlawful as Britain does not recognize him as president of the South American nation. But Britain’s central bank has refused to hand it over to Maduro’s socialist administration because London …

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Gold in London bank sparks battle between Venezuelan rivals
4 years, 5 months ago

Gold in London bank sparks battle between Venezuelan rivals

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — The political battle over control of Venezuela has turned to a $1.8 billion stack of gold bars sitting in the Bank of England’s vault in London, where a judge is expected to decide soon on who has the rightful claim to the bullion. But the central bank for the United Kingdom, whose government recognizes Venezuelan opposition leader …

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