Category Archives: The Independent
Independent: Capriles refuses to throw in towel
Venezuela’s opposition leader refused to acknowledge the result of the country’s presidential election today after Hugo Chavez’s chosen successor claimed victory by an unexpectedly narrow margin. As news broke that the socialist candidate and acting President, Nicolas Maduro, had eked
Independent: Capriles refuses to throw in towel
Venezuela’s opposition leader refused to acknowledge the result of the country’s presidential election today after Hugo Chavez’s chosen successor claimed victory by an unexpectedly narrow margin. As news broke that the socialist candidate and acting President, Nicolas Maduro, had eked
Independent: Maduro bids to be new ‘Christ of the Poor’
There will be two names on the ballot papers when Venezuelans go to the polls this Sunday, but it is a third that lingers on voters’ lips as they prepare to choose their next president: Hugo Chavez. The charismatic and
Independent: Maduro bids to be new ‘Christ of the Poor’
There will be two names on the ballot papers when Venezuelans go to the polls this Sunday, but it is a third that lingers on voters’ lips as they prepare to choose their next president: Hugo Chavez. The charismatic and
Independent: Violence – and Chavez – loom large
Hugo Chavez has gone but he continued to cast a long shadow over the race to decide who will succeed him as President of Venezuela as the election campaigns of his anointed heir, Nicolas Maduro, and erstwhile rival Henrique Capriles
Independent: Violence – and Chavez – loom large
Hugo Chavez has gone but he continued to cast a long shadow over the race to decide who will succeed him as President of Venezuela as the election campaigns of his anointed heir, Nicolas Maduro, and erstwhile rival Henrique Capriles
The Independent: View from Caracas
When the news arrived at 4.25pm local time yesterday it was greeted with mixed emotions in Caracas. His supporters grieved, his opponents celebrated. But few were shocked. Last night in Caracas, gunshots rang out in the pro-Chavez parts of town. “My
The Independent: View from Caracas
When the news arrived at 4.25pm local time yesterday it was greeted with mixed emotions in Caracas. His supporters grieved, his opponents celebrated. But few were shocked. Last night in Caracas, gunshots rang out in the pro-Chavez parts of town. “My
