Opposition leaders in Venezuela delivered a May 2016 petition to the National Electoral Council (CNE) calling for a recall referendum, with the populace to vote on whether to remove Maduro from office.[84] On 5 July 2016, the Venezuelan intelligence service detained five opposition activists
Maduro promoted a consultative referendum in Venezuela to support Venezuela's claim to the Essequibo region, which is disputed with, and controlled by, neighboring Guyana.
Most critically, the result is unlikely to allow the Biden administration to unwind its sweeping economic sanctio
The opposition is hopeful it can oust the incumbent, whose party has ruled the country for 25 years.
Now, a few politicians who are ruling party allies and a former television reporter have expressed intentions to face off against Maduro. None have the party structure, voter support or fi
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[150] The State Department also alleges that Maduro e
They have hit the country’s already flailing economy. Millions of Venezuelans have fled, and half the country live in poverty.
The region has received the bulk of Venezuelan migration, leading to an anti-immigration political backlash in some places.
Some of the problems go back