They have hit the country’s already flailing economy. Millions of Venezuelans have fled, and half the country live in poverty.Now, a few politicians who are ruling party allies and a former television reporter have expressed intentions to face off against Maduro. None have the party structure, voter support or financial resources needed to run a
The free-market proponent won the contest with more than 90% of the vote. Venezuela’s top court complicated her presidential aspirations in January by affirming her ban, although she has continued campaigning and has rejected suggestions to choose a substitute.In the 20th century Venezuela was transformed from a relatively poor agrarian society t
“We will stay here until there is a military intervention or the electoral court changes what is happening,” said Antoniel Almeida, 45, the owner of a party-supply store who was helping run the blockade. Mr. Almeida believed the election was rigged. “We need an investigation,” he said.Brazil is the only country to use a fully digital voting
Juan Guaidó has been trying to dislodge Mr Maduro from power but the latter remains in the presidential palaceIn 2017, it was also reported that Musk was backing a venture called Neuralink, which intends to create devices to be implanted in the human brain and help people merge with software.Occupying more than two-fifths of the country’s land a
The following month, it was announced that SpaceX would construct a facility at the Port of Los Angeles to build and house the BFR. The port property presented an ideal location for SpaceX, as its mammoth rocket will only be movable by barge or ship when completed.Maduro continued the practice of his predecessor, Hugo Chávez, of denouncing alleged