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Within Venezuela and in cities across the world, Venezuelans demonstrated on 17 August in support of the opposition's claim to González's election win. [71] Machado had called for the rally—the Great World Protest for the Truth (Gran Protesta Mundial por la Verdad) [ 72 ] —to demonstrate "respect for popular sovereignty" and reinforce the ...
CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuela's government will allow six aides of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado who are currently at the Argentine embassy in Caracas to travel safely to Argentina, a ...
2 August – Argentina recognizes Edmundo González as President-elect of Venezuela, becoming the third country to do so after the United States and Peru. [ 23 ] 14 August – Former President Alberto Fernández is indicted on charges of making threats and causing bodily harm to former first lady Fabiola Yáñez .
The siege of the Argentine Embassy in Venezuela is a ongoing siege to the Argentine Embassy and ambassador's residence in Caracas. Movement into and out of the compound was restricted between July 30 to September 1, on September 7–8, and from November 23 to present.
A prosecutor in Argentina has launched an investigation into potential crimes against humanity in Venezuela following a criminal complaint filed by the Clooney Foundation for Justice. Federal ...
On May 9, 2024, Argentina's biggest trade unions announced a 24-hour strike, [28] causing 46 million to a standstill [clarification needed] as banks, businesses and state agencies closed in protest. [29] On May 26, 2024, Argentina's police dispersed a peaceful anti-government protest in Córdoba. Several people were arrested and injured. [30]
During his first year as president, López Contreras also faced a labor strike that paralyzed the oil industry in Zulia state, in western Venezuela, where the most productive fields were located. His representative there from the labor ministry, Carlos Ramírez MacGregor , made a report of the situation, which confirmed the workers’ grievances.
Presidential elections were held in Venezuela on 28 July 2024 to choose a president for a six-year term beginning on 10 January 2025. [2] [3] The election was politically contentious, with international monitors calling it neither free nor fair, [4] citing the incumbent Maduro administration having controlled most institutions and repressed the political opposition before, during, [2] [5] and ...