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Venezuelan officials are on high alert after claims of far-right sabotage attempts surfaced. "It is a neo-Nazi policy to destabilize the country," said Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab. Defense Minister Padrino vows to protect the election process, while Attorney General Saab investigates the allegations. Learn more here 👉🏼https://shorturl.at/6M533

María Corina Machado’s disqualification has led to Edmundo González Urrutia stepping in as her surrogate for the Venezuelan presidential race. This move highlights the complexities within the opposition and the broader global trend of far-right movements. Steve Ellner draws a portrait of this key opposition leader and her surrogate. Read the full opinion article here 👉🏼https://venezuelanalysis.com/opinion/maria-corina-machado-what-the-mainstream-media-isnt-saying-about-her/

With the Venezuelan presidential elections fast approaching, Venezuelanalysis members José Luis Granados Ceja and Andreína Chávez Alava discussed a range of topics, from imperialist soft power to corporate media propaganda. Click to subscribe and listen: https://patreon.com/posts/107708672

Incumbent Nicolás Maduro and opposition challenger Edmundo González saw supporters come out en masse in Caracas as the campaign officially began ahead of the July 28 presidential vote. There are 10 candidates running. Both Maduro and González have expressed confidence in victory. Report + photos: https://venezuelanalysis.com/images/venezuela-presidential-campaign-kicks-off-with-massive-rallies/ #Venezuela#Elections2024#CampaignTrail

The Coporo Indígena community in Apure, Venezuela, maintains its traditions and communal land practices despite violence and the US blockade. Recently, they welcomed 18 families displaced by violence, showing the strength of their communal ties. 'In Pumé society, we all work together and share the little that we have: shelter, water, and other goods, while the care of the community and the land is everybody’s task,' said Gladys García, spokesperson for the Coporo Indígena Communal Council. Read more in the full interview, part of the communal resistance series, here 👉🏼shorturl.at/uLjEo #communalresistanceseries#indigenouspeoples

Three people died, at least five are missing and 25,000 were affected after devastating floods swept through Cumanacoa town, Sucre state, following the passing of Hurricane Beryl off the Venezuelan coast. On Wednesday, Maduro commissioned a plan to build and repair all the damaged houses through Venezuela’s Great Housing Mission (GMVV) and charged Housing and Habitat Minister Ildemaro Villarroel with organizing a people-led task force for the reconstruction. Read more:https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-govt-deploys-emergency-response-as-hurricane-beryl-wreaks-havoc-in-cumanacoa-town/

"If I put a gun to your head and demanded you give me all your money or else you’ll die, it would be an aggravated robbery. If I tricked you into giving me all your money by luring you to join my pyramid scheme, it would also be a robbery but without the obvious trauma. One is blunt violence, the other is manipulation, but both have the same criminal purpose. If we extrapolate those scenarios to how US imperialism coerces other nations to achieve regime change and steal their resources, the first example would be called “hard power” (gun to your head), and the second “soft power” (seduce you, earn your trust, use it against you). They are two sides of the same coin used to achieve the same desired outcome." Read Andreína Chávez Alava's latest column: https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/soft-power-and-the-transition-to-democracy/ #Venezuela#Imperialism#SoftPower

The Venezuelan government accepted Washington’s offer to restart dialogue only weeks ahead of presidential elections on July 28. President Maduro emphasizes any talks will have Venezuela's sovereignty as a starting point. Full story: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-to-restart-direct-talks-with-us-maduro-announces/ #Venezuela#UnitedStates#Diplomacy

In these presidential elections, we will cover the build-up, visit polling centers, talk to voters and provide live updates. Everything you need to stay away from the dishonest corporate media coverage. But we need your help! Support us with a donation https://venezuelanalysis.com/donate/

Venezuelanalysis columnist Clodovaldo Hernández offers a deep dive into the complexities and uncertainties surrounding Venezuela's July 28 presidential elections. He tackles Maduro's prospects and challenges, as well as those of the US-backed opposition. Read the column: https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/july-28-an-equation-with-multiple-unknowns/ #Venezuela#Elections2024#Democracy

Between June 24-29, both delegations met in Caracas to start negotiations as part of President Gustavo Petro’s initiative to achieve “total peace” in Colombia. The delegations were received by Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yván Gil, who pledged the Nicolás Maduro government’s commitment “to facilitate the peace process” and urged both sides to show “firm determination” to achieve positive results. The Second Marquetalia is a small guerrilla organization, with an estimated 2,000 fighters. It was publicly announced in August 2019 by Márquez, a former commander of the extinct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (FARC-EP). Read more 👇 https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-hosts-colombias-govt-and-segunda-marquetalia-peace-talks-pledges-support/

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