Alonso Moleiro

Groups of motorcyclists practice their tricks, especially in the poor neighborhoods of Venezuela. Subsidized by the state, they make up a special division in the National Police

Emigration and low salaries for education workers have resulted in the loss of over 100,000 teaching professionals in recent years

The families of José María Basoa and Andrés Martínez Adasme say the men were visiting as tourists. Diplomatic tension between Madrid and Caracas is at a high following the contentious presidential election

Although there is almost absolute consensus about the Venezuelan president’s defeat at the polls, the opposition candidate’s departure to Spain nevertheless represents a blow

The opposition is trying to keep the spirit alive on the streets despite the judicial and police harassment aimed at eroding its leaders and supporters

The opposition’s presidential candidate remains under protection, surrounded by his family and in permanent contact with his team and trusted friends

The presidential candidate has warned that the audit of the tally sheets being done by the TSJ, which is controlled by the ruling party, only aims to ‘validate electoral fraud’

Amid a general retreat to alleviate the wave of repression, the opposition has placed part of its hopes on the efforts of the international community

Opposition leader María Corina Machado said that in the coming days she will announce actions to ‘defend the truth’ about the real winner of the vote

Voters in the Caribbean country have to choose between the continuity of Chavismo after 25 years, or a transition under the leadership of Edmundo González and María Corina Machado

Venezuela’s opposition presidential candidate is confident of his lead in the polls, but has reservations about President Maduro’s reaction if Chavismo loses the election on Sunday

National GDP is expected to grow by 4.2% in 2024 and oil production now exceeds 820,000 barrels per day after years of catastrophic figures

A US court denies Maduro’s arguments to recover the oil company, which was poorly managed by both Chavismo and the opposition. The deadline for submitting offers ended last week

The number two Chavista official is traveling the country, following in the footsteps of María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia who together seek to defeat Maduro in the July elections

The Venezuelan president, like Hugo Chávez, has denounced multiple plots against him, and has remained in his residence for long periods due to these safety concerns

The writer and diplomat who has received the support of the majority opposition trusts that Chavismo will not disqualify his candidacy for the July election

The government apparatus deploys a propaganda operation to counter the effects of Biden’s decision, showcasing good economic forecasts and new agreements with the oil company Repsol

PDVSA, the country’s main source of income, has been plundered by decades of corrupt and incompetent management

The politician presents himself as a centrist option for the electorate. He advocates ending the chronic conflict between the ruling party and the right-wing opposition

The governor of Zulia denies having betrayed the Venezuelan opposition’s unity candidate and insists that he registered by surprise to ensure that voters will have a choice in the July 28 election

María Corina Machado’s close circle accuses Manuel Rosales of betrayal after he registered by surprise at the last minute. The governor of Zulia said he is prepared to hand the candidacy to someone who can ‘overcome the government’s obstacles’

The main opposition group was unable to put forward her name due to alleged computer glitches on the electoral authority’s website. A candidate running with a different party, Enrique Márquez, did manage to register at the last minute

After arduous negotiations and much secrecy, the opposition chooses an activist of merit, civic commitment and free of controversy to replace María Corina Machado

The opposition has been unanimously in favor of the winner of the presidential primaries, but faced with her disqualification, some sectors are betting on a plan B

The president, whose leadership cast many doubts after Chávez named him successor, has a clear path to cling onto power for another six years thanks to a Chavista-controlled framework

The enforcer of the most controversial judicial decisions against activists and political opponents, he has traversed a bumpy path to impose the revolutionary narrative amidst the Venezuelan crisis