Venezuelan electoral body confirms Maduro’s victory in presidential elections
Venezuela's National Electoral Council has confirmed that President Nicolas Maduro won last week's elections with 51.95 per cent of the vote.
Venezuela's National Electoral Council has confirmed that President Nicolas Maduro won last week's elections with 51.95 per cent of the vote.
The wave of protests in Venezuela following President Nicolas Maduro’s contentious third-term election win marks yet another chapter in the country’s struggle for democratic integrity.
As the opposition leaders continue to dispute the election results that saw President Nicolas Maduro secure another term in power, the protests intensified on Tuesday, with more people taking to streets
The National Assembly will assume some of Guaido's responsibilities and appoint a commission to manage and protect foreign assets, which were under his care.
Richard Nixon, who served as President Eisenhower’s Vice President, lost the 1960 US presidential election to John F. Kennedy and then the California Governorship to Edmund ‘Pat’ Brown in 1962. The post-election press conference was quite dramatic, a dejected Nixon even announced his complete withdrawal from politics.
Maduro suggested that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres name a "commission" of electoral observers, "so they can be witnesses on the day the Venezuelan people recover their National Assembly".
On Tuesday, Giammattei took to the office had already indicated he would cut ties upon assuming power.
Maradona, who almost single-handedly guided Argentina to the 1986 World Cup title, is currently the manager of Argentinean first division side Gimnasia, where he is contracted until May.
Washington has long been accusing the Maduro administration of human rights violations and abuses in Venezuela.
Over the years, academics and practitioners like Yogendra Yadav, Jagdeep Chokhar, E Sreedharan, Rajeev Gowda, Milan Vaishnav, Devesh Kapur, SY Qureshi etc. have also proposed several models for more sustainable and accountable electoral financing but none of these ideas have caught the interest of the government or the Election Commission.
