On January 5, 2021, the newly elected National Assembly took its seats in Venezuela’s capital. That day the Lima Group released a statement most of its members signed saying that they did not recognize the legality of the assembly.
Geography Archives: Venezuela
The dilemma of what to do with Guaido
Now that his term in the National Assembly has ended and Trump has been ousted from the White House, should Guaido face justice?
Venezuela Elections: A key victory for anti-Imperialist Movement in Latin America
The people of Venezuela have dealt another decisive blow against U.S. domination in Latin America. The successful continuity of two decades of Venezuelan Bolivarian revolutionary process has turned Venezuela into the backbone of the Latin American anti-imperialist and revolutionary movement.
Colombia’s President shows his disdain for democracy and Venezuelans
On December 8, a Conviasa flight prepared to take off from Caracas, Venezuela, for Mexico City. It planned to carry 200 election observers and journalists who came to Venezuela from a range of countries to monitor the National Assembly elections that were held on December 6.
Venezuela’s Maduro proposes joint ALBA COVID-19 vaccination
The Venezuelan president announced a strict quarantine for January.
U.S. Embassy caught scrubbing Tweets urging Venezuelans not to vote
It is not clear why the embassy decided to go back and delete its posting history, especially as undermining Venezuela’s elections continues to be the official line of the U.S. government.
Socialist election win masks deeper problems
With a majority of the opposition boycotting and an abstention rate of almost 70%, the governing United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) obtained 69% of the vote in the country’s December 6 National Assembly (AN) elections.
We don’t listen to the dying Government of Donald Trump
The night before the National Assembly elections in Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro spoke to a group of visitors at Miraflores Palace in Caracas.
U.S. media, pols rage after Venezuelans defy U.S. empire to re-elect socialists
Despite the fact that the election was overseen by 1,500 international observers, U.S. pols and media pundits alike labeled it a sham before it even took place.
Evo Morales: In Venezuela there was a Democratic ‘Fiesta’ on December 6
“There is peace, tranquility and yesterday there was a great democratic ‘fiesta’,” the former president of Bolivia and international observer of Venezuela’s elections, Evo Morales, emphasized this Monday.
Venezuela’s PSUV retakes control of National Assembly despite low turnout
With 99 percent of the votes counted, the PSUV has won 68 percent with a 30.5 percent participation rate.
“Awkwafina is Nora from Queens” demonstrates the depths of New Cold War propaganda against China
In the season finale, the liberal mask comes off and the program morphs into a screed for the U.S.’s New Cold War on China.
Venezuela’s anti-blockade law and the Dec. 6 elections
On Sunday, Dec. 6, the Venezuelan people will vote to elect the new deputies of the National Assembly. This election is enormously important for the Bolivarian Revolution.
Venezuela wins simply by holding an election
The upcoming legislative elections in Venezuela are going to be held in a context of great adversity are an important step in the democratic recuperation of the country’s institutions from the U.S.-backed opposition.
Parliamentary Elections in Venezuela: All you need to know
For the first time in recent history, Venezuela’s left is divided. Will this disrupt the PSUV’s plans to retake control of the National Assembly?
Crisis & Critique: What is at stake in the parliamentary elections?
With legislative elections on the horizon, Ociel López looks at the different political forces and scenarios ahead.
Standing by a radical Chávez: A conversation with Rafael Uzcátegui
A key figure from the newly-formed Popular Revolutionary Alternative talks about his expectations for the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Why Venezuela’s Dec. 6 election is legitimate
With heightened U.S. attacks in Venezuela, including a tightening economic blockade, the elections are of great consequence to the future of the country.
Center-Left convergence in Venezuela: A blow to U.S. interventionism
Steve Ellner argues that average Venezuelans understand that U.S. sanctions hurt them—and should be resisted.
How Venezuela has held back COVID-19 in spite of the U.S. sanctions stranglehold on its economy
A seam of cruelty runs through U.S. policy, which by its sanctions regime prevents Venezuela from open trade of its oil to import key medical equipment to help break the chain of the virus and heal those infected by it.
