Venezuela’s ruling party swept regional and parliamentary elections in a landslide Sunday, tightening President Nicolás ...

The United States is warning Americans against travel to Venezuela as the Trump administration states more U.S. nationals are ...

Venezuelans head to the polls under a cloud of government repression and opposition discontent, marking the first election ...

The developments in Venezuela are deeply troubling. For that very reason, the region can no longer afford to look the other ...

Some in the opposition say the only way to protest is to abstain. Others say doing so will let the government “say they won ...

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Polling places in Caracas, the capital, and other cities were sparsely populated but officials claimed turnout was higher ...

Divisions in Venezuela's opposition were laid bare Monday as it counted the cost of a ballot boycott that allowed ...

Boycotting elections often contributes to greater authoritarian control and deepens divisions within the opposition.

Image Henrique Capriles campaigning in Santa Teresa del Tuy, Venezuela, this month. He disagreed with the call to boycott the vote.Credit...The New York Times In the end, abstention — or at ...

Venezuela does not exercise effective ... opposition figure Luis Trincado saw in the massive abstention that reportedly marked the vote "an unprecedented act of civic protest" in the country.