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Machado had called for the rally—the Great World Protest for the Truth (Gran Protesta Mundial por la Verdad) [71] —to demonstrate "respect for popular sovereignty" and reinforce the 28 July victory. [72] Machado on the campaign truck – adapted for rallies with a raised platform for speakers – with a photo of González, on 3 August.
Últimas Noticias is a tabloid newspaper in Venezuela founded in 1941 after pro-freedom measures implemented by President Isaías Medina Angarita and was the largest circulated newspaper in Venezuela prior to 2014. [3] Le Monde [4] and Reuters [5] described it in 2024 as a "pro-government" newspaper.
The 2024–2025 Venezuelan political crisis is the ongoing crisis in Venezuela that was aggravated after the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election results were announced. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The 2024 election was held to choose a president for a six-year term beginning on 10 January 2025.
It was founded by Miguel Ángel Capriles Ayala in 1941 with the creation of Últimas Noticias, after the measures implemented by Venezuelan President Medina Angarita loosened restrictions on Venezuelan media. Following the death of Capriles Ayala in 1996 taken over in 1998 by his son, Miguel Ángel Capriles López. [2]
The Venezuelan Observatory of Violence (OVV) says the rate was 91.8 homicides per 100,000 people (in 2015, the comparative U.S. number was 4.9 per 100,000 inhabitants). [232] According to the World Bank, the 2016 homicide rate was 56 per 100,000, making Venezuela third in the world, after El Salvador and Honduras. [233]
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 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 after the ...
El Nacional is a Venezuelan publishing company under the name C.A. Editorial El Nacional, most widely known for its El Nacional newspaper and website. It, along with Últimas Noticias and El Universal , are the most widely read and circulated daily national newspapers in the country.
Esperanza por el Cambio (English: Hope for Change) is a Venezuelan political party registered by the National Electoral Council (CNE) with the shortened name El Cambio (Change). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In the 2018 presidential election , Venezuelan pastor and party leader Javier Bertucci received enough votes to turn Hope for Change into an official ...