Venezuelan opposition in turmoil: lone candidate, branded government crony, sparks outcry

Most of the opposition, including main figure Maria Corina Machado, distrust Manuel Rosales given its willingness to negotiate with Maduro ... Read More

Venezuelan Opposition Leader Steps Aside Before Election Amid Crackdown

“Every trap they place ... U.S.-supported opposition in October that was supposed to pave the way for free elections. The U.S. had lifted most economic sanctions against Venezuela to encourage ... Read More

Venezuelan Opposition Figure Rosales Registered For July Poll: Election Officials

Venezuelan opposition figure ... July 28 presidential election, the National Electoral Council announced early Tuesday. "Rosales was registered by Un Nuevo Tiempo. They did it by automated means ... Read More

Venezuela Opposition in Trumoil as Maduro Picks Rival for July Vote

A banned candidate is still campaigning. Her replacement is barred from the race as well. And the contender who was allowed to run is seen by many in the fractured opposition as hand-picked by the ... Read More

Venezuela opposition fails to register candidate for presidential election

“They haven’t let us get ... deal struck in October to have competitive elections in Venezuela. Opposition leader María Corina Machado holds a news conference accompanied by Corina Yoris ... Read More

Venezuela Elections: Who Will Take The Opposition Vote?

Venezuela’s voters are facing a complex dilemma as only government-approved candidates are allowed to run in the July 28 race, and the main opposition ... repeat the strategy of boycotting ... Read More

Venezuelan Opposition Says It Was Kept From Registering Presidential Candidate

The main Venezuelan opposition coalition ... 10 candidates have registered to compete in the July elections, none of them connected to the main opposition coalition and several seen as ... Read More

Faced with an election ban, Venezuela opposition leader names alternate

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado hugs Corina Yoris at a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela ... won that race in October. An estimated 2.4 million Venezuelans voted in the primary election ... Read More

Venezuelan opposition coalition able to register provisional candidate after electoral outcry

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP ... candidate for the upcoming presidential election, amid a wave of criticisms after opposition leaders said they were blocked from registering their candidate of ... Read More

Venezuelan Opposition Leader Steps Aside Before Election Amid Crackdown

Machado, a 56-year-old politician who remained in Venezuela while other opposition figures fled ... would succeed her in the July 28 election against President Nicolás Maduro. Read More