Nicolás Maduro

The U.S. accused Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on Dec. 11 of a dictatorial bid to wipe his opponents off the political map following his latest poll victory, after he announced the main opposition is barred from next year’s presidential election.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro announced on Dec. 10 that leading opposition parties will be barred from taking part in next year's presidential vote after they boycotted mayoral polls, in a move set to further consolidate his grip on power.

Venezuela is creating a digital currency to combat a financial blockade by the United States, President Nicolas Maduro announced on Dec. 3.

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on Nov. 26 named a general to head debt-ridden PDVSA and ordered a “total restructuring” at the state oil giant, in a move that emphasized military support for his regime.

 European Union foreign ministers approved economic sanctions including an arms embargo on Venezuela on Monday, blaming regional elections last month for deepening the South American country's crisis, Reuters reported.

CARACAS, Venezuela - The opposition coalition Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) is in crisis with some parties threatening to leave after 4 of 5 opposition leaders elected to governorship positions swore in before the Constituent Assembly, a body not recognized by the MUD.

CARACAS, Venezuela - The National Electoral Council (CNE) said that President Nicolás Maduro's ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) won 17 of 23 state governorships in Sunday's election as parts of the divided opposition presented candidates while others abstained from the vote in protest and urged their followers to do the same.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said that he was prepared to meet the opposition for talks brokered by the Dominican Republic and former Spanish prime minister Jose Luis Rodriquez Zapatero.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced on Sept. 8 his government will sell oil and other commodities in currencies other than the dollar, in a bid to weather US-imposed sanctions on the embattled country.

Venezuelan military train civilians how to handle weapons. At the same time, there were military exercises with airplanes, tanks and 200,000 employees of Bolivar National Armed Forces.