Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is the frontrunner in the presidential elections scheduled for May 20. If past pronouncements and practice by the US empire are any indication, every effort will be made to oust an avowed socialist from what is considered the US’ “backyard.”
With a week to go to the election, the leftist president of Bolivia Evo Morales tweeted:
New fissures, the olympics of beer and heavenly whiskey + this day in history w/the Queen of America and our song of the day by Okkervil River on your Morning Monarchy for May 16, 2018.
When the Venezuelan elections are held on May 20, much of the world’s media, trailing the U.S. Department of State, will have already denounced the elections as “non-democratic” before they have even taken place.
Mainstream media in the United States repeatedly called for early elections during the months of Venezuela’s violent guarimba protests in 2017. A State Department official said March 29 of last year that “President Maduro… should hold elections as soon as possible.”
Big financial news out of Caracas this week, as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announce an agreement between their two countries to start a bi-national bank. The newly created bank will “fund technological and industrial initiatives” and will launch with 20 million Venezuelan Petros, teleSUR reports.
CARACAS, VENEZUELA — With U.S. sanctions suffocating the South American nation of Venezuela, incumbent President, and U.S. target, Nicolas Maduro is preparing for an election in late May that will likely result in his retaining his office.
Is there no voice in Parliament willing to denounce Canadian interference in another country’s electoral process?
The Trudeau government is engaged in a wide-ranging campaign to weaken Venezuela’s elected government. In a bid to elicit “regime change,” Ottawa has worked to isolate Caracas, imposed sanctions, and supported the country’s opposition.
Several signals point to a possible military strike on Venezuela, with high-ranking officials and influential politicians making clear that it is a distinct possibility.
Ever since President Donald Trump’s imposition of U.S. financial sanctions against Venezuela in August, the Venezuelan state has confronted various difficulties trying to import medicines and foodstuffs not produced domestically.
The financial blockade directly affects routine international payments for goods and services.
(TFC) — Amid sanctions, a failing economy, international pressure, and low oil prices, the Venezuelan President has announced his nation will create an oil-backed cryptocurrency.
Sanctions spearheaded by the United States have taken their toll. Maduro’s handling of the crisis and his reliance on force has handed his opposition all the ammunition they need to paint him as a dictator with no idea of how to look out for the Venezuelan people.
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