Opposition leaders in Venezuela delivered a May 2016 petition to the National Electoral Council (CNE) calling for a recall referendum, with the populace to vote on whether to remove Maduro from office.[84] On 5 July 2016, the Venezuelan intelligence service detained five opposition activists involved with the recall referendum, with two other activ
Maduro's decree includes wider executive powers to control the budget, companies and the currency amid a severe economic crisis in the OPEC nation. ^Maduro e outros membros do alto escalãeste do governo venezuelano sãeste acusados pelos EUA do supostamente incorporar o cartel Los Soles, qual atuaria em conjunto utilizando o grupo paramilitar colo
“We will stay here until there is a military intervention or the electoral court changes what is happening,” said Antoniel Almeida, 45, the owner of a party-supply store who was helping run the blockade. Mr. Almeida believed the election was rigged. “We need an investigation,” he said.[150] The State Department also alleges that Maduro expe
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.Mr Musk, who wears the mantle of a workaholic proudly, has often said he's not in busin
The opposition is hopeful it can oust the incumbent, whose party has ruled the country for 25 years.The region has received the bulk of Venezuelan migration, leading to an anti-immigration political backlash in some places.Univisión announcer Jorge Ramos described his detention following a live interview of Maduro, saying that if Maduro does not r