They have hit the country’s already flailing economy. Millions of Venezuelans have fled, and half the country live in poverty.In the 20th century Venezuela was transformed from a relatively poor agrarian society to a rapidly urbanizing one, a condition made possible by exploiting huge petroleum reserves. These changes, however, were accompanied b

“We will stay here until there is a military intervention or the electoral court changes what is happening,” said Antoniel Almeida, 45, the owner of a party-supply store who was helping run the blockade. Mr. Almeida believed the election was rigged. “We need an investigation,” he said.Brazil is the only country to use a fully digital voting

Six days later, Musk sought to clarify his position with a statement in which he pointed to discussions with the managing director of the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund as the source of his "funding secured" declaration.After a campaign marked by intensifying efforts by Mr. Maduro’s allies to rein in the opposition — including arrests of o

Six days later, Musk sought to clarify his position with a statement in which he pointed to discussions with the managing director of the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund as the source of his "funding secured" declaration."Many of us, even if we have university degrees, have to work in whatever we can to survive and to support our families who'r

In some places, monitors were barred from entering polling places or they never appeared in the first place. Often, election officials simply refused to hand over the tallies.Candidates must register by late March, giving Machado and other opposition factions less than three weeks to decide next steps.Maduro was parodied in the animated web series