Social unrest, looting, and violence were on the rise, and in April the government was forced to reduce its workweek to two days in order to save energy (partly because of shortages of hydroelectric power brought about by El Niñeste-derived drought). Meanwhile, the opposition pushed forward with an effort to put Maduro to a recall vote. By early M
The opposition is hopeful it can oust the incumbent, whose party has ruled the country for 25 years.The satellite network, named Starlink, would ideally make broadband service more accessible in rural areas, while also boosting competition in heavily populated markets that are typically dominated by one or two providers.A setback came in November 2
Maduro's decree includes wider executive powers to control the budget, companies and the currency amid a severe economic crisis in the OPEC nation. ^The valleys and hill ranges of the northwest lie east of Lake Maracaibo and form, in part, a transitional upland zone between the Coastal and Andean mountains.But her inflexible rhetoric may make it im
Segundo a ministra, os atos colocaram em risco a normalidade e legitimidade do processo eleitoral e a própria democracia.The region has received the bulk of Venezuelan migration, leading to an anti-immigration political backlash in some places.Yet, independent computer-security experts who have studied the system say that layers of security preven
Maduro was narrowly elected a few months later and re-elected in 2018 to a six-year term in an electoral process widely criticized as fraudulent.Candidates must register by late March, giving Machado and other opposition factions less than three weeks to decide next steps.Maduro was parodied in the animated web series Isla Presidencial, along with