CRISIS IN VENEZUELA New National Assembly leaves Guaidó out in cold in Venezuela 05-01-2021 11:26 A new Venezuelan National Assembly will be sworn in Tuesday, leaving Western-backed opposition leader Juan Guaidó out in the political cold.
Venezuelan elections Venezuela’s election facade helps push Juan Guaidó offstage 08-12-2020 08:31 Sunday’s feigned election in Venezuela, ending Juan Guaidó’s connection with the legislature that formed the basis of his claim to the presidency, may be what some need to rethink how to deal with the troubled nation.
Venezuelan elections Boycott-tainted poll win gives Maduro total control in Venezuela 07-12-2020 12:16 President Nicolás Maduro seized total control of Venezuela's political institutions on Sunday with a sweeping victory in legislative elections that were boycotted by the main opposition parties and criticised by the international community.
Diego Armando Maradona (1960-2020) City lawmakers want to name street after Maradona 06-12-2020 16:54 Late footballing great Diego Maradona could have a street in Buenos Aires named after him, if a a proposal put forward Friday by city council lawmakers to honour the star.
CRISIS IN VENEZUELA Leopoldo López leaves embassy haven to flee Venezuela 25-10-2020 10:54 Statement from Voluntad Popular party confirms former opposition mayor has left the country to continue his work from abroad in a decision they deemed “best for the country and the fight for Venezuela's freedom.”
CLASHES WITH POLICE Protesting nurses wounded in clashes with City Police 22-09-2020 09:16 Police officers clashed with protesting nurses outside the Buenos Aires City Legislature on Monday, with a number of demonstrators walking away wounded.
CRISIS IN VENEZUELA Venezuela opposition politician breaks with US-backed Guaidó 03-09-2020 00:04 Henrique Capriles says he will fight for fair elections, breaking with US-backed leader Juan Guaido, whose coalition has vowed to boycott Venezuela's upcoming congressional elections.
CRISIS IN VENEZUELA Venezuela's Guaidó sworn in as National Assembly speaker after stand-off 07-01-2020 13:55 Opposition leader sworn in for another term as the speaker of Venezuela's National Assembly on Tuesday after a tense stand-off with the Armed Forces who initially prevented him from entering Congress.
CRISIS IN VENEZUELA Venezuela crisis deepens as Chavismo moves against Guaidó 06-01-2020 11:26 Opposition leader Juan Guaidó and a rival Chavismo-aligned lawmaker, Luis Parra, both claim to be the speaker of the National Assembly, following two separate votes and accusations of a "parliamentary coup" from the opposition.
BOLIVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS Bolivia moves toward replacing ousted leader Evo Morales 19-12-2019 12:36 Legislature approves new tribunal to oversee vote after talks between opposition and Morales' Movement Toward Socialism party, but date for election still not set.