Edmundo Gonzalez has been charged with various crimes including conspiracy, falsification of documents and usurpation of powers. This came after Venezuela's top court ratified President Nicolas Maduro's victory in the July 28 election that the opposition claimed he lost.
The disputed election in Venezuela announced Nicolas Maduro as the winner while opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez was predicted to win in exit polls. Maduro's victory was rejected by the opposition and the US, and led to widespread protests, killing at least 23.
President Nicolas Maduro was declared the victor of Sunday's election with 51 per cent of votes, despite all exit polls predicting a win for the opposition. The election sparked allegations of fraud and opposition leaders and other countries called on the government to release the official tallies.
President Nicolas Maduro and his opposition rival Edmundo Gonzalez both claimed victory in Venezuela's presidential election on Monday. This cast doubt on official results that gave the incumbent a win.
Venezuela has cut diplomatic ties with seven Latin American countries that questioned the legitimacy of President Nicolas Maduro's election victory. In response, Venezuela has expelled their diplomatic missions and withdrawn its own staff from those nations.
Maduro, in seeking a third term, faced his toughest challenge yet from the unlikeliest of opponents in Gonzalez: a retired diplomat who was unknown to voters before being tapped in April as a last-minute stand-in for opposition powerhouse Maria Corina Machado.
The US government has designated 15 aircraft as the "blocked property" of Venezuelan state-owned oil company Petroleos de Venezuela. US Department of the Treasury in a statement said on Tuesday that the designated aircraft are property in which Petroleos de Venezuela has an interest.
Ivan Duque, sworn in as Colombian president, who at 42 is the youngest Colombian President ever, was elected in June after a divisive election campaign. He also vowed to change the peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) rebel group.
“Sunday’s illegitimate elections confirm that Maduro is a dictator who disregards the will of the Venezuelan people," US Treasury Secretary Steven T Mnuchin said.
President Nicolas Maduro said a helicopter fired on Venezuela’s Supreme Court Tuesday in a confusing incident that he claimed was part of a conspiracy to destabilise his socialist government
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said "we have to wait" to see how US President-elect Donald Trump performs in the White House and that he did not think he could be "worse" than his outgoing American counterpart Barack Obama.
Facing the world's highest Inflation, the Venezuelan government has decided to replace its largest banknote, the 100 bolivar bill with coins within 72 hours. Notedly, Venezuela's move to outlaw its highest currency came 33 days
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