Venezuelans began voting today to elect the 167 members of the new National Assembly (one-chamber Congress) for the legislative period 2016-2021, amid a marked polarization between the ruling party and the opposition, reported dpa news.
Read MoreThe odyssey of over 4,000 Cuban migrants stranded in Costa Rica (and another thousand in Panama) remains unresolved after Guatemala refused to make a bridge to reach the United States.
Read MoreVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro declared today that Sunday’s legislative elections will decide whether the country moves forward “or falls off the precipice,” DPA reported.
Read MoreOn Sunday, Venezuelans will cast their votes to renew the 167 seats at the country’s National Assembly (Congress), in the legislative elections where government forces face the greatest challenge of the past decade, DPA reported.
Read MoreAs the parliamentary elections of December 6 draw near, Venezuela’s electoral climate has shown no few signs of institutional partiality, abuses of power and political violence, in a country that has regrettably been described as one of the world’s most dangerous.
Read MoreCosta Rican deputy foreign minister, Alejandro Solano, will meet today in Mexico City with his counterparts of Guatemala and Mexico to seek a solution to the situation of some 4,000 Cuban migrants who are stranded in Costa Rican territory.
Read MoreThis post represents an overview of the variables and scenarios currently at play in Venezuela as it moves toward the critical parliamentary elections scheduled for December 6. Political, economic and social factors all entwine to produce a crisis of legitimacy and support for the government of Nicolas Maduro. This crisis may be resolved through a post-electoral transition, or possibly via diverse strategies aimed at impeding or discounting an eventual opposition victory.
Read MoreWashington and Havana clashed today on the need to repeal or maintain the Cuban Adjustment Act, at a time when over 3,500 Cubans are stranded in Central America, reported dpa news.
Read MoreThe government of Ecuador decided to grant visas to Cuban citizens who had purchased their airfare to Quito before November 26, Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño announced on Saturday, following a large protest at the Ecuadorian Embassy in Havana on Friday.
Read MoreHundreds of people flocked to the Embassy of Ecuador in Havana on Friday to protest the South American country’s sudden decision to require visas for Cubans starting next week. (10 photos)
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