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Venezuela: Maduro moves Christmas to October amid turmoil
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro declared the national holiday season would be moved up to October as he tries to turn people's attention away from the contested presidential election that has roiled the country.Deutsche Welle
#Venezuela orders #arrest of opposition candidate who claimed victory
A Venezuelan judge has ordered the arrest of opposition candidate #EdmundoGonzález, who the US & other countries say clearly beat the country’s #authoritarian president, Nicolás #Maduro, in the July 28 presidential election.
#geopolitics #democracy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/02/venezuela-election-gonzalez-arrest-warrant/
Venezuela orders arrest of opposition candidate who claimed victory
Venezuela’s public prosecutor’s office accused opposition candidate Edmundo González of “usurpation” and instigating disobedience, among other charges.Samantha Schmidt (The Washington Post)
“The United States has seized #Venezuela President Nicolas #Maduro’s airplane after determining that its acquisition was in violation of US sanctions, among other criminal issues. The US flew the aircraft to Florida on Monday, according to two US officials.”
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/02/politics/us-seizes-venezuela-president-maduros-airplane?cid=ios_app