The free-market proponent won the contest with more than 90% of the vote. Venezuela’s top court complicated her presidential aspirations in January by affirming her ban, although she has continued campaigning and has rejected suggestions to choose a substitute.Only about 31 percent of eligible voters went to the polls, which allowed the PSUV to c… Read More

More than 80% of those who have left Venezuela are living in Latin America and the Caribbean, in countries which often already struggle to provide health and education to their own nationals.Only about 31 percent of eligible voters went to the polls, which allowed the PSUV to capture nearly 68 percent of the vote and hence secure an overwhelming ma… Read More

A smooth Venezuelan election that would have led to greater economic opening also suited the country’s Latin American neighbors, including Mr. Maduro’s old allies, the leftist governments of Brazil and Colombia.After signaling that the company would reorganize its management structure, Musk in June announced that Tesla was laying off 9 percent … Read More

They have hit the country’s already flailing economy. Millions of Venezuelans have fled, and half the country live in poverty.The region has received the bulk of Venezuelan migration, leading to an anti-immigration political backlash in some places.They and the international community have asked for proof of the numbers the government has put out… Read More

The opposition is hopeful it can oust the incumbent, whose party has ruled the country for 25 years.After signaling that the company would reorganize its management structure, Musk in June announced that Tesla was laying off nove percent of its workforce, though its production department would remain intact.Yet, independent computer-security expert… Read More