HAVANA TIMES — The following is an extensive analysis and on-the-scene account by the Center for Democracy in the Americas of the recent Venezuelan elections that gave Nicolas Maduro a slight victory over challenger Henrique Capriles and the lingering controversy in the aftermath. Caracas Connect: Photo Finish and a Lingering… read more »
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Archive for the ‘Venezuela Blog’ Category
April 23, 2013 | CDA
Caracas Connect, April 2013: Venezuela’s Elections- Photo Finish and a Lingering Controversy
Since the polls closed in Caracas on Sunday evening, April 14th, bringing a polarizing campaign to an end with a surprising photo finish, events in Venezuela have been fast moving. While Nicolás Maduro has been declared the winner, and sworn in as president, the controversy surrounding the campaign is outliving… read more »
April 15, 2013 | CDA
Maduro wins by a whisker: Read Dan Hellinger’s analysis
When the ballots were counted in Venezuela on Sunday, April 14, Nicolás Maduro won election to succeed the late president, Hugo Chávez, but by the narrowest of margins. Dr. Dan Hellinger, CDA’s emeritus president, advisory board member, and author of our monthly update on Venezuela, Caracas Connect, was asked to comment… read more »
March 7, 2013
In South Bronx, Memories of Chávez and the Aid He Gave
Frances Robles, The New York Times -Lucia Solano became something of a stalker when Hugo Chávez visited the South Bronx in 2005. Ms. Solano’s organization, Servicio Basico Educativo, was $18,000 behind in rent and faced eviction. Mr. Chávez, she was sure, could help. He was the controversial leftist president of… read more »
March 7, 2013
Latin America After Chávez: Lula da Silva, former president of Brazil
Lula da Silva, The New York Times – History will affirm, justifiably, the role Hugo Chávez played in the integration of Latin America, and the significance of his 14-year presidency to the poor people of Venezuela, where he died on Tuesday after a long struggle with cancer. However, before history… read more »
March 6, 2013 | CDA
Caracas Connect: The Chávez Legacy
Hugo Chávez Frías died at age 58 on March 5. He was the dominant personality in Latin American politics over the past fifteen years. First, with the failed coup of 1992, which raised questions about the compatibility of neoliberal, free market economic policies with democracy; then, with his landslide election to the Venezuelan presidency in December 1998, he put himself at the leading edge of what has been called the “Pink Wave” – the rise of leftists to power after years in the wilderness.
March 6, 2013 | CDA
Statement From Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on the Death of Hugo Chávez
Rosalynn and I extend our condolences to the family of Hugo Chávez Frías. We met Hugo Chávez when he was campaigning for president in 1998 and The Carter Center was invited to observe elections for the first time in Venezuela. We returned often, for the 2000 elections, and then to… read more »
March 5, 2013
Tributes to Hugo Chávez flow from South American leaders
Jonathan Watts, The Guardian – Tributes and condolences after the death of Hugo Chávez have flowed in from South America, where many saw the Venezuelan president as the inspiration behind increased regional intergration and the remarkable political gains of leftwing parties since the Venezuelan president began his “Bolivarian revolution”. Bolivia announced seven days… read more »
February 21, 2013 | CDA
Caracas Connect: Chávez Returns – but has much really changed?
President Hugo Chávez Frías returned to Venezuela on Monday, February 18. He arrived by military transport and, without any audio or visual communication, was taken straight-away to a military hospital in Caracas. The Venezuelan leader, who now has 4 million followers on Twitter, did send three tweets expressing his happiness in returning to his homeland.
February 15, 2013 | CDA
Venezuela publishes first photos of Chavez since surgery
Daniel Wallis and Marianna Parraga, Reuters-Venezuela published the first photos of cancer-stricken Hugo Chavez since his surgery in Cuba more than two months ago, showing him smiling while lying in bed reading a newspaper, flanked by his two daughters. The government said on Friday that the 58-year-old president was still… read more »
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