Tag Archives: Elections in Venezuela

April 13, 2012

Caracas Connect Venezuela Update: Oil Leaks, Conflict in Chavista Ranks, Prejudice in the Campaign

By Dr. Dan Hellinger Note: As this edition is posted, President Chávez has returned to Cuba amid additional doubts and speculations about his health.  Some of the speculation has been fueled by Chávez’s own public comments.  Caracas Connect will monitor the situation and post updates in the event of significant… read more »

March 19, 2012

Chavez sees plot to kill Venezuela opposition rival

Reuters- Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez said on Monday he had information about a plot to assassinate opposition rival Henrique Capriles, who hopes to block his bid for re-election in October. “The head of intelligence met with a team of the Miranda governor, because there’s some information out there that they… read more »

March 17, 2012

Venezuela’s Chavez sings and dances after surgery

Daniel Wallis, Reuters-Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sang, danced with his daughter and vowed on Saturday to win a presidential election this year, a day after returning from what he said was a successful operation to remove a second tumor. “The beating we’re going to give the Venezuelan right will be… read more »

March 15, 2012

Chavez’s party suspends Venezuelan state governor

Fabiola Sánchez, the Associated Press - A state governor was suspended from President Hugo Chavez’s governing party on Wednesday after making critical remarks about the president of Venezuela’s National Assembly. Leaders of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela suspended Monagas state Gov. Jose Gregorio Briceno after he accused National Assembly President… read more »

March 11, 2012

Hugo Chavez Cancer Surgery: Venezuela President Plans To Come Home From Cuba

Ian James, AP- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that he plans to return home this week from Cuba and has been recovering smoothly after undergoing cancer surgery. Chavez spoke on television from Havana, accompanied by many of his Cabinet ministers in a prerecorded appearance that resembled his regular Sunday… read more »

March 5, 2012

Venezuela government, opposition trade blame for violence

Reuters-Venezuela’s government and opposition blamed each other on Monday for a violent melee at a campaign stop by presidential candidate Henrique Capriles in which several people were injured by bullets. The flare-up in a poor neighborhood of Caracas underlined the potential for trouble during what is shaping into a close-fought… read more »

March 2, 2012

CUBA CENTRAL News Blast:Diplomacy and Double Standards; Rene Gonzalez’s Humanitarian Request

If you needed another reminder about the double standards of U.S. diplomacy relating to all issues Cuba, this week provided another powerful example. After weeks of conflict with Egypt, and tormenting days of impasse for the families of 16 Americans held in that country as part of a crackdown on… read more »

February 28, 2012

Venezuela says Chavez’s lesion “completely” removed

Daniel Wallis, Reuters – Surgeons “completely” removed a lesion from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s pelvis and the socialist leader is in good physical condition after the operation in Cuba, Venezuela’s vice president said on Tuesday. “President Chavez is in good physical condition … The diagnosed pelvic lesion was extracted completely along… read more »

February 24, 2012

Hugo Chavez arrives in Cuba for urgent cancer surgery after emotional farewell in Venezuela

Associated Press - President Hugo Chavez arrived in Cuba for urgent cancer surgery following an emotional departure from Venezuela in which he vowed to win October’s election despite his illness. Photos released by the Venezuelan government and brief video aired on state television showed the socialist leader being greeted at the… read more »

February 14, 2012

Post-election hangover looms for Venezuela economy

Brian Ellsworth, Reuters-From new homes in slums to cash for struggling mothers, Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez is unleashing a flood of state spending to try to tip the balance in what looks like the toughest presidential election of his political career. The spending campaign may help win over wavering supporters and… read more »