Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles said Thursday that he will not participate in an audit of the April 14 presidential elections because he did not receive sufficient guarantees of transparency from the National Electoral Council (CNE). Instead, he announced that he will contest the elections that gave a narrow victory to President Nicolas Maduro.
Read MoreSpeaking at the first-ever public congressional hearing on Obama’s secret drone and targeted killing program, journalist Farea al-Muslimi offered a rare first-hand account of the suffering that drone warfare wreaks on ordinary people’s lives.
Read MoreThe following is an extensive analysis and on-the-scene account by the Center for Democracy in the Americs of the recent Venezuelan elections that gave Nicolas Maduro a slight victory over challenger Henrique Capriles and the lingering controversy in the aftermath.
Read MoreThe president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, announced today the appointment of Calixto Ortega as his government’s new Chargé d’affaires at the United States Embassy in Washington.
Read MoreThe Colombian government and the FARC resumed their peace process today in Cuba after a break of over a month, amid growing expectations to reach an agreement on the first point of the dialogue, the subject of land and agriculture.
Read MoreIn an interview published today by the Spanish periodical El Mundo, Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles expressed his conviction that, following the audit of the recently-concluded electoral process, the country would have no choice but to “hold new elections.”
Read MoreIn a Democracy Now! exclusive on Earth Day, climate change activist Tim DeChristopher joins us for his first interview since being released from federal custody after serving 21 months in detention. DeChristopher was convicted of interfering with a 2008 public auction when he disrupted the Bush administration’s last-minute move to sell off oil and gas exploitation rights in Utah.
Read MorePreliminary Results for Sunday’s presidential elections in Paraguay report as the clear winner Horacio Cartes of the Colorado Party. The party ruled Paraguay for 61 years, including the 35 years of the dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner, and returns to power after losing to Fernando Lugo in 2008.
Read MoreAbout 3 ½ million Paraguayans are eligible to vote in this Sunday’s general elections, reported Pulsar news service. The voters will decide on a president, vice president, 45 senators, 80 congress persons, 17 governors and 17 departmental boards. In addition, they will choose 18 representatives to Mercosur.
Read MoreThe Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE) informed on Saturday that the audit to be conducted on the April 14 election procedures will not affect the outcome that saw Nicolas Maduro win a close race. Maduro was sworn in as president on Friday.
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