Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been re-elected with 5.1 million votes (51.2% of the total), stated the president of Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE), Elvis Amoroso. Far-right opposition candidate Edmundo González obtained 4.4 million votes (44.2%), and the other candidates obtained 462,704 votes (4.6%). Thus, President Maduro’s margin of victory was deemed irreversible … Read More
By Alejandra Garcia July 18, 2024 Women make up over 55% of Cuba’s National Assembly, photo: Estudios Revolución The presence of Cuban women in the country’s political life is crucial, and is evidenced in each session of the National Assembly of People’s Power. The recent legislature, formed last year, is composed of 166 women, representing … Read More
Interview by Cira Pascual Marquina on July 20, 2024 Carlos Ron is Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs for North America and heads Venezuela’s Simón Bolívar Institute, which promotes peace and solidarity among the world’s peoples. In part one of this interview, we talk to Ron about two opposing worldviews: Bolivarianism versus Monroism. Ron argues that the US … Read More
Rick Sterling July 17, 2024 When the Monroe Doctrine was declared in 1823 it was aimed at European colonial powers. It told them to butt out: the US “sphere of influence” included all of Latin America and the Caribbean. Virtually every Latin American and Caribbean country has had to endure US intervention and interference in … Read More
Ricardo Vaz Caracas, July 6, 2024 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The electoral campaign for Venezuela’s July 28 presidential vote has officially begun. The ruling Socialist Party (PSUV) and allied political forces organized rallies in 70 cities and towns across the country backing President Nicolás Maduro, who is running for a third term. The campaign launch on Thursday was headlined … Read More
