Venezuelans Vote for Lawmakers and Governors as Opposition Calls for Election Boycott

EU denounces the "highly restrictive" environment of recent elections in Venezuela

Nicolás Maduro, who also thanks to the boycott of the opposition has elected 23 governors out of 24 states, including one not in Venezuela

Venezuela's Maduro wins landslide in election boycotted by opposition

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's party on Sunday swept the board in parliamentary and regional elections that were boycotted by the opposition in protest over his disputed re-election last year.

From the seat of the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela, the Electoral Power, one of the five established by the Constitution, decided to extend the electoral day for an hour, due to the existence of many people unable to exercise the vote for the inclemencies of time. READ ALSO: Venezuela celebrates historic electoral day with high participation in Guayana Esequiba The president of the CNE, Elvis Amoroso, reported that, because many …

Venezuelans were called to vote this Sunday in parliamentary and regional elections that decide the renewal of the National Assembly, regional governors and hundreds of mayors. The elections, marked by the fraud surrounding the presidential elections of 28 July last and by the absence of independent international observation, have once again divided the opposition to Nicolás Maduro. The majority sector, led by María Corina Machado, called for bo…

Low turnout as opposition boycotts divisive Venezuela vote

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's party was eyeing a landslide victory in legislative and regional elections Sunday, after a wave of arrests of opposition members who called for a massive boycott of the vote.