Venezuelan

2024 - 7 - 31

Venezuelan poliittinen sirkus: äänestystulos, protestit ja muita outouksia!

democracy - elections - human rights - international organizations - Latin America - Nicolás Maduro - opposition - presidential election - protests - Venezuela

Kun yksi presidentti astuu alas, toiset nousevat - tai ainakin yrittävät! Seuraa Venezuelan vaaliseikkailua, jossa tanssitaan protestien rytmissä!

Venezuelassa vallankumouksen tuulet puhaltavat jälleen, mutta tällä kertaa tanssin tahdissa! Coloradoon kokoontui suuri joukko paikallisia venezuelalaisia, jotka toivoivat uuden aikakauden alkavan maan politiikassa. Monien mielessä on kysymys: onko tämä se hetki, jolloin demokraattinen prosessi saa jalansijaa vai jatketaanko protesteja kadulla? Vaikka juhlinta oli vilkasta, taustalla väreili epävarmuus ja toivo paremmasta huomisesta.

Kuitenkin todellisuudessa maan presidentti Nicolas Maduro pyrkii pitämään valta-asemansa tiukasti. Sunnuntaina pidettyjen vaalien tuloksia on kyseenalaistettu laajasti, ja protestit nousivat katukuviin, kun kansalaiset vaativat presidenttiä myöntämään tappionsa oppositiolle. Vaalien jälkeiset tapahtumat saavat yhä uusia käänteitä, kun kansainväliset järjestöt, kuten Carter Center, julkaisivat huomautuksia siitä, kuinka vaalit eivät täyttäneet kansainvälisiä vaatimuksia avoimuudesta ja demokraattisista periaatteista.

Presidentti Maduron ja opposition välinen taistelu ei rajoitu vain perinteiseen vaaliväittelyyn. Tuohtuneet kansalaiset ovat nostaneet äänensä ja vaativat hallitusta vastaamaan kritiikkiin, kun Presidentti Maduron puolustajat syyttävät opposition johtajaa, María Corina Machadaa, ongelmien aiheuttamisesta. Caracasissa tilanne kärjistyi, ja ainakin 16 ihmistä on raportoitu kuolleeksi levottomuuksien aikana.

Venezuelalaiset ovat jaksaneet pysyä toiveikkaina, vaikka haasteet ovat suuret. Silti ehkä ancient wisdom -tyylisesti järkevin ajatus on se, että noin puolet äänestäjistä sitoutuu edelleen vahvasti Bolivaariseen projektiin. Se tarkoittaa, että vaikka vaaleista tulee sotku, niin yhteisön ystävällinen ja värikäs yhdyskunta Colorado'ssa toivoo, että asiat voivat vielä parantua. Muista vain: kun yksi presidentti astuu alas, toiset nousevat - tai ainakin yrittävät!

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Colorado Public Radio"

Colorado's Venezuelan community gathers after disputed ... (Colorado Public Radio)

Many gathered at an Aurora parking lot to celebrate what they hoped would be a new era in their country's politics.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Reuters"

Venezuelans protest as observers say presidential vote undemocratic (Reuters)

Protesters took to the streets across Venezuela on Tuesday, demanding that President Nicolas Maduro acknowledge he lost Sunday's election to the opposition, ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "CNN"

Venezuela is wracked with protests and election uncertainty. Here's ... (CNN)

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro after the presidential election results were announced in Caracas on July 29, 2024. Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty Images. Who's ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA)"

Venezuela Presidential Election: International Organizations Call on ... (Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA))

Nine signatory international organizations condemn the lack of transparency in the announced results of Venezuela's July 28 presidential elections.

Statement from NSC Spokesperson Adrienne Watson on Venezuela ... (The White House)

The United States has been closely monitoring Venezuela's presidential election that took place on Sunday, July 28 and the subsequent announcements by.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "The Washington Post"

At least 16 reported dead as Maduro meets Venezuelan protests ... (The Washington Post)

Tensions in Caracas grew Tuesday as President Nicolás Maduro accused opposition leader María Corina Machado and presidential candidate Edmundo González of ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "The Associated Press"

Venezuela election: Biden, Lula urge authorities to release detailed ... (The Associated Press)

The Carter Center said it was unable to verify the results of Venezuela's presidential election and blamed authorities for a “complete lack of transparency” ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Peoples Dispatch"

The Venezuelan people stay with the Bolivarian Revolution ... (Peoples Dispatch)

About half of Venezuela's voting population is reliably wedded to the Bolivarian project. No other political project in Venezuela has the kind of election ...

Carter Center Statement on Venezuela Election (The Carter Center)

ATLANTA — Venezuela's 2024 presidential election did not meet international standards of electoral integrity and cannot be considered democratic. The Carter ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "KPLC"

Venezuelan in SWLA calls for justice following his country's recent ... (KPLC)

LAKE CHARLES, La. ( ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "BBC News"

Fresh protests in Venezuela as anger grows at disputed election result (BBC News)

Reuters Demonstrators gather to protest election results that awarded Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro with a third Reuters. Venezuelans have been gathering ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Reuters"

Venezuelan opposition looks for narrowing paths to power (Reuters)

Venezuela's opposition, which says that it - and not President Nicolas Maduro - won Sunday's presidential election, is scrambling for ways to find a path to ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Aljazeera.com"

Colombia's Petro urges 'transparent' vote count amid Venezuela ... (Aljazeera.com)

Colombian leader urges Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro to 'allow transparent vote count' as opposition alleges fraud.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Billboard"

Danny Ocean & Nacho Plead for Peace in Venezuela, Send ... (Billboard)

Danny Ocean and Nacho headed to social media to plead with police and armed forces of Venezuela.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Reuters"

G7 voices concerns on Venezuelan election (Reuters)

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claimed victory in the country's elections early this week, but the opposition contested the result and said multiple ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "NPR"

Venezuela's Maduro threatens reprisals as disputed election ... (NPR)

As Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro claims an unverifiable victory, anti-government protests there grow.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "The Atlantic"

Venezuela's Dictator Can't Even Lie Well (The Atlantic)

Nicolás Maduro stole the election. So why is a longtime opposition leader in such a good mood?

Pennsylvania Legislative Latino Caucus issues statement on ... (Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus)

“On Sunday, millions of Venezuelans went to the polls in a historic presidential election. The election presented an opportunity for Venezuelan voters to ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "The Associated Press"

Venezuela's Maduro asks Supreme Court to audit the presidential ... (The Associated Press)

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro says he has asked the country's Supreme Court to conduct an audit of the presidential election after opposition leaders ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "NBC News"

Pressure mounts on Maduro, in Venezuela and abroad, to release ... (NBC News)

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro faces mounting pressure to release evidence that would verify the results of Sunday's presidential election as both he ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "BBC News"

Maduro vows to release data as observers say Venezuela election ... (BBC News)

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has insisted his party is ready to present all the vote tallies from his country's disputed election after election ...

Former Green Beret and Venezuelan National Charged with ... (Department of Justice)

Jordan Guy MacDonald Goudreau, 48, of Melbourne, Florida, and Yacsy Alexandra Alvarez, 43, of Tampa, Florida, were arrested yesterday pursuant to a ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "WSAZ-TV"

Feds arrest ex-US Green Beret in connection to failed 2020 raid of ... (WSAZ-TV)

An unsealed federal ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Rolling Stone"

Former Soldier Jordan Goudreau Arrested in Connection to Failed ... (Rolling Stone)

Former soldier, Jordan Goudreau, was arrested on Tuesday for his alleged role in an attempted Venezuelan coup.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Voice of America"

US veteran arrested for role in failed Venezuelan coup (Voice of America)

Jordan Goudreau was arrested on Wednesday for his participation in a failed effort to remove Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in 2020.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Voice of America"

Chinese netizens watch Venezuelan protests, seize opportunity to ... (Voice of America)

While social media are tightly censored in China and most comments echoed support for incumbent Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro, videos of the protests ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "The New York Times"

Pro-Democracy Organization Denounces Venezuela's Election (The New York Times)

The Carter Center, a leading pro-democracy organization, says Venezuela's election violated the country's own laws and was undemocratic.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "KTSM 9 News"

U.S officials raise concerns over Venezuelan election chaos (KTSM 9 News)

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – U.S. officials are raising alarms after chaos erupted in the streets of Venezuela following Sunday's presidential election.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "The Conversation AU"

Massive protests erupt again over disputed Venezuelan elections ... (The Conversation AU)

President Nicolás Maduro claimed victory, but regional leaders and outside observers have cried foul.

Explore the last week