The Latest Breaking News from Hugo Chavez

In 2019, President Donald Trump recognized then-Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the country’s interim leader over Nicolás Maduro, who has ruled the country since 2013.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, due to be sworn in Friday for a third six-year term after elections he is widely accused of stealing, has been written off many times during a turbulent decade in power.

A leading figure within Venezuela’s opposition coalition was arrested on Tuesday, his party said, denouncing an "escalation of repression" amid protests that erupted Monday against the reelection of President Nicolas Maduro during which at least 11 people died and dozens were injured, according to a local NGO.

The Venezuelan experience shows that democracy cannot cure the evils of socialism, and that a democratic socialist system is unlikely to remain democratic for long.

Downing Street voiced concerns about allegations of ‘serious irregularities’ in the presidential poll on Sunday

The incumbent President Nicolas Maduro and main contender Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia have wrapped up their campaigns.

Venezuela, the once-prosperous South American country now scarred by years of economic ruin and political repression, holds elections on July 28, with authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro seeking a third term.

As tensions across the country loom large, some reports are claiming that to be the case

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is vying for a third term in Sunday’s presidential election after being in power for more than a decade. But weakened by economic crisis and a deteriorating security situation, Hugo Chavez's chosen successor is trailing in polls against opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who is looking…