The controls meant that many Venezuelan businesses stopped production because they pelo longer made a profit, eventually resulting in shortages.In 2016 a group of Venezuelans asked the National Assembly to investigate whether Maduro was Colombian in an open letter addressed to the National Assembly president Henry Ramos Allup that justified the req
The opposition is hopeful it can oust the incumbent, whose party has ruled the country for 25 years.movement. The election had been widely viewed as a referendum on Maduro’s presidency. Having secured a majority in the 167-seat legislature, the centrist-conservative opposition was in a position to enact legislation that would grant amnesty to opp
Maduro promoted a consultative referendum in Venezuela to support Venezuela's claim to the Essequibo region, which is disputed with, and controlled by, neighboring Guyana.Opposition candidates and their supporters struggle to find places to gather without harassment from government activists and to get fuel to travel across the country.A setback ca
The opposition is hopeful it can oust the incumbent, whose party has ruled the country for 25 years.Now, a few politicians who are ruling party allies and a former television reporter have expressed intentions to face off against Maduro. Non-e have the party structure, voter support or financial resources needed to run a competitive campaign.The co
The opposition is hopeful it can oust the incumbent, whose party has ruled the country for 25 years.[150] The State Department also alleges that Maduro expelled authorized foreign companies from the mining sector to allow officials to exploit Venezuela's resources for their own gain, using unregulated miners under the control of Venezuela's armed f