Scotsman: Venezuela’s aggressive president

Following his razor-thin election victory, Venezuela’s newly elected president has set an aggressive tone for the start of the post-Hugo Chavez era in the socialist country. President Nicolas Maduro, who defeated his opponent by 1.8 percent of the vote in

Scotsman: Maduro sworn in

Hugo Chavez’s anointed successor has been sworn in as president of Venezuela, despite the electoral council’s authorizing a partial recount of his slim victory of 1.5 per cent in last Sunday’s elections. Forty-six per cent of last Sunday’s vote will

Scotsman: Venezuela goes to vote

Venezuela will go to vote tomorrow on the president to replace Hugo Chavez. After ten intense days of official campaigning from both candidates, the double-digit polling lead which the late-president’s anointed successor has enjoyed since of the president’s death has

Scotsman: Capriles march shows opposition strength

An opposition march in Caracas has seen hundreds of thousands march in support of presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, who is focusing his election campaign on the issue of violence in Venezuela. With now just five days until the emergency election