Sunday’s election was closely watched, ... would heavily defeat the president – who has been in power for 11 years and has presided over Venezuela’s economic collapse.

Amnesty International has warned that forced disappearances in Venezuela have escalated following the presidential elections ...

They came without warning—often at night, without warrants or explanations. One moment, a journalist was driving home. A student stood at a border checkpoint. A lawyer met with union leaders. The next ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with the Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Brian A. Nichols, about what lies ahead for Venezuela, one month after a disputed presidential election.

Venezuela's authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, trails in polling. Would the longtime U.S. adversary accept defeat in Sunday's election?

They have long been considered the ultimate proof of election results in Venezuela. Advertisement The AP could not independently verify the authenticity of the 24,532 tally sheets provided by the ...

Venezuela’s National Electoral Council, which is stacked with Maduro loyalists, declared him the election winner hours after polls closed. But unlike previous presidential elections, electoral ...

The future of Venezuela is on the line. Voters will decide Sunday whether to reelect President Nicolas Maduro, whose 11 years in office have been beset by crisis, or allow the opposition a chance ...

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In the run-up to the election, there was palpable hope both in Venezuela and abroad that this could finally be it for the brutal dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro, who has misruled the once-wealthy ...

Venezuelans will vote in a presidential election on Sunday, with 61-year-old President Nicolas Maduro seeking his third term. His challenger, opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez, 74, has ...