Venezuela Wins Vote Claiming Part of Guyana

(AP, 4.Dec.2023) — Venezuelan President NicolĂĄs Maduro got the victory he sought in a weekend referendum on whether to claim sovereignty over an oil-rich area of neighboring Guyana. But lackluster turnout suggested his government is losing influence and is tone deaf to people’s needs. Maduro’s government had promoted the referendum […]

Venezuela’s Dictator Maduro is Shameless

(Miami Herald, 16.Jun.2023) — It’s official: The Venezuelan regime will pick a new electoral tribunal to oversee the 2024 presidential elections, and — guess what! — its members will be effectively picked by none other than dictator NicolĂĄs Maduro’s wife.  The dictatorship apparently decided to rig next year’s elections ahead of […]