Nicolás Maduro
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Venezuelan protesters clash with security forces – videoThousands of demonstrators in Venezuela’s capital Caracas clash with security forces during a protest against president Nicolás Maduro on Wednesday -
Venezuelan president braced for protests as political crisis deepensNicolás Maduro remains defiant in face of parliament’s attempts to unseat him and worsening economic situation -
Venezuela's state of emergency: what's the situation like where you are?We want to know what it’s like living in Venezuela as food shortages and power cuts become daily struggles. Share your experiences with us
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Venezuela may free dozens who opposed Chávez's socialist revolutionOpposition-controlled congress passed legislation late on Tuesday that would give amnesty to political activists imprisoned 17 years ago
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Venezuela opposition begins campaign to oust President Nicolas MaduroDemocratic Unity coalition plans protests as it calls for recall referendum and constitutional amendment halfway through Maduro’s six-year term
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Venezuela president raises fuel price by 6,000% and devalues bolivar to tackle crisisNicolás Maduro uses decree powers to raise fuel prices for first time in 20 years and devalues currency in bid to boost nation’s coffers
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Venezuela deadlock ends as opposition lawmakers barred by court step asideThree legislators, sworn in despite a supreme court ruling against them, agree to stand down after judges said congressional decisions would otherwise be null
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Venezuela opposition party sworn in for first time since Chávez's revolutionIncoming lawmakers promise to make sweeping changes while the late Hugo Chávez’s socialist party says it will stand its ground in the legislature
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Venezuela's opposition won the election – but the real difficulties still lie aheadThe country has chronic goods shortages, a byzantine exchange rate, alarming crime rates and steep inflation. Where does the opposition coalition begin?
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Venezuela opposition leader tells president to 'stop crying' over electionJesús Torrealba and Democratic Unity coalition urged President Nicolás Maduro to address dire food shortages and free Leopoldo López after legislative defeat
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Venezuela elections: opposition handed mandate for change after landslide winOpposition leader promises to return rights of ‘those who have been unjustly persecuted’ but party faces challenge steering country away from socialist path
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Venezuela election points to a rejection of populism, not the 'pink tide'Nicolás Maduro’s Socialists were not rejected on ideological grounds, but on grounds of economic incompetence
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Argentina president-elect wants Venezuela suspended from trade group – videoArgentina’s conservative president-elect, Mauricio Macri, will seek Venezuela’s suspension from South America’s Mercosur trade bloc
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Colombia and Venezuela presidents to discuss 'most worrying' border disputeA Venezuelan fighter jet crashes amid heightened frontier tensions that have seen 1,500 Colombians deported and 20,000 to leave of their own accord
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Venezuela opposition braces for challenging election after leader's jailingOften fractious opposition has been leading in opinion polls, but it must shift its focus to the plight of the average citizen if it wants to win, expert says
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Venezuela opposition denounces 'anti-democratic regime' after leader's prison sentenceVerdict in closed-door trial against Leopoldo López shocks few as critics accuse judge of being influenced by President Nicolás Maduro
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Venezuela opposition leader Leopoldo López jailed for nearly 14 yearsLópez is found guilty in a closed-door trial, decried as politically motivated, of inciting violence in his role as the leader of a 2014 protest movement
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Venezuela deports almost 800 Colombians in border-region crackdownSecurity forces intensify efforts in crackdown against smugglers and criminal gangs operating along border after three army officers were shot last week
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Venezuela frees another opposition leader as releases may signal leniencyRetired general and former Hugo Chávez aide turned critic is the second prominent figure to be released in a little more than 24 hours
Venezuelan police fire teargas at protesters as national crisis intensifies