Nicolás Maduro

Venezuela’s Minister for Foreign Affairs between 2006-2013 and the vice-president of the country between October 13th 2012 and March 9th 2013. In April 2013 he was sworn in as the president of Venezuela. He was a party colleague of Hugo Chavez, who saw him as his successor. After Chavez’s death, Maduro won 50.7 percent of the votes in the presidential elections. As Venezuela’s head of state, he introduced more national holidays, increased the minimum wage but his presidency has also been marked by the biggest economic crisis in Venezuela since the Socialist took over the power in 1999. Currently, Maduro is preparing for the next presidential elections which are to take place in 2018.

U.A.Vs. carrying explosive charges attacked the President of Venezuela

A week ago a drone attack caused panic during a military ceremony in Caracas, Venezuela. Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan President, claims, he was the aim of the attack. Seven soldiers were injured. According to the Venezuelan government, the President of Colombia is the one to blame.

A fraud during elections in Venezuela

has once again become the President of Venezuela but there have been accusations that the election had been rigged. Smartmatic, a company which counted votes, admitted that the data had been manipulated. According to official information, only 46% of the citizens entitled to vote took part in the elections.

More and more Venezuelans flee the country

More than 650,000 of 31 million citizens left their country last year because of the deteriorating economic situation. Most of them emigrated to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, the United States, Panama, Mexico, Spain, Argentina, Brazil and Costa Rica. It is expected that this year the number will rise even further – research done in the […]