During the recent presidential election campaign, Nicolás Maduro, the acting president and the person anointed by Chávez as his heir benefited from a constant presence in the media, writes the Carnegie Endowment’s Moisés Naím (left), while the visibility and …

With the death of Hugo Chávez, Chávismo has lost its supremacy in Venezuela, writes analyst Raúl Lotitto

It does not matter that so-called Chávistas still control parliament, 17 of 23 provincial governments, and all key state institutions, including the …

Are democracy assistance practitioners being outflanked and outmaneuvered by their democracy prevention counterparts? Venezuela’s recent presidential poll provides disturbing evidence of adaptive authoritarianism applied to the electoral process.

“As the facts behind Nicolás Maduro’s fabricated electoral ‘victory’ on April …

Venezuela’s opposition will legally contest last month’s presidential poll results and press the government to hold a new presidential poll, said its leader Henrique Capriles.

“An appeal will be lodged with the Supreme Court of Justice so as to exhaust …

“The Obama administration warned Friday that nations such as Iran, Russia and Venezuela are turning up pressure on human rights other activists, decrying what it described as a global crackdown on the ‘lifeblood of democratic societies,’” the Associated Press …

“Nicolas Maduro was sworn in as Venezuela’s new president on Friday after a disputed election that has sharply divided the country between those who want to continue the socialist system begun by his charismatic predecessor, Hugo Chavez, and those …

“Venezuela’s opposition leaders feared persecution over post-election protests while the U.S. government backed their calls for a recount and said on Wednesday it was still deciding if it would recognize President-elect Nicolas Maduro,” Reuters reports:

The razor-thin victory by …

Venezuela’s disputed poll result is bad news for Cuba’s Communist regime, which relied on former leader Hugo Chavez for hard currency and an annual supply of $6bn of subsidized oil. The end of chavista subsidies could trigger “social upheaval” on …

“Violent clashes at opposition protests over Venezuela’s disputed presidential election have killed at least seven people and injured 61, as both sides mobilized supporters nationwide for new demonstrations,” Reuters reports:

Opposition leader Henrique Capriles has demanded a full recount …

Nicolas Maduro (above), the hand-picked heir to former president Hugo Chávez, is claiming a narrow victory in Venezuela’s presidential election, with 50.7% of the vote against 49.1% for opposition candidate Henrique Capriles, the BBC reports.

But the “surprisingly …