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A Cold-Blooded Analysis of Venezuela’s 21N Elections

November 29, 2021 orinocotribune 21N, Chavismo, depoliticization, electoral analysis, political desafiliation, psuv, Regional Elections, reinaldo iturriza, Venezuela

I.Preface In the Venezuela of the 21st century, perhaps now as never before, it is important to stop and observe

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Electoral Observers Participate in Venezuela’s Indigenous Elections

November 28, 2021 orinocotribune 21N, CEELA, CNE, EOM, Indigenous, mega elections, Venezuela's Indigenous Elections

A group of international observers, invited by the National Electoral Council (CNE) to take part in Venezuela’s recent November 21

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Venezuela: Municipal Elections in Indigenous Communities Took Place in an Orderly Manner

November 27, 2021 orinocotribune 21N, CEELA, CNE, Tania D'Amelio, Venezuela, Venezuela's Indigenous Elections

Venezuela’s Indigenous communities have exercised their right to vote and to elect their representatives for the regional legislative assemblies and

Opinion Politics

Toward An Assessment of Venezuela’s Regional Elections

November 27, 2021 Editor2 21N regional elections, Chavismo, CNE, Economy, Opposition parties, Politics, psuv, Venezuela

By Damian Alifa – Nov 26, 2021 Growing voter apathy underlines the need for change in Venezuelan politics. On November

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Jorge Arreaza on Venezuela Recovering from Sanctions in new Post-Petro Economic Plan

November 26, 2021 Mnar Adley Jorge Arreaza, New Post-Petro, PDVSA, UN Special Rapporteur, us blockade, US Imperialism, US Sanctions, Venezuela

“I think our oil industry is going to grow and be maybe even more important than it was before, because

Chavista candidate Argenis Chavez (Left) and Freddy Superlano from the opposition (right). Photo by RedRadioVE.

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21N Regional Elections: Causes Behind Delay in Barinas State Results – CNE Headquarter to Take Charge

November 26, 2021November 26, 2021 orinocotribune 21N, Argenis Chavez, Barinas, CNE, cucuta, Freddy Superlano, Hotel Penelope, MUD, psuv, Regional Elections, Vote recount

Five days after the celebration of the regional and local mega-elections of November 21 in Venezuela, tension remains amongst sectors

Anti-Chavista politician Stalin Gonzalez. File photo.

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Anti-Chavista Stalin González Trusts CNE to Organize Opposition Primaries

November 26, 2021November 26, 2021 Ana Perdigón 21N, anti-chavismo lost in its labyrinth, CNE, divided opposition, Maria Corina Machado, primaries, Regional Elections, Stalin Gonzalez, Venezuela

The leader of the Un Nuevo Tiempo party, Stalin González, supported the proposal of another opposition politician, Marí Corina Machado,

PSUV deputy and first PSUV vicepresident, Diosdado Cabello. Photo by Con el Mazo Dando.

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Diosdado Cabello Issues Warning to EU and Elected Opposition Mayors

November 26, 2021 José Manuel Blanco Diaz 21N, Diosdado Cabello, elected mayors, EOM, EU, Governors, guarimbas, international observers, jail if you promote violence, no more guarimbas, psuv, Regional Elections, right wing fascism, Venezuela

When evaluating the report on Venezuela’s mega-elections presented by the Election Observation Commission of the European Union, Venezuelan deputy Diosdado

Venezuela's FANB is legally responsible of the Republic Plan to facilitate the logistic and safety of the elections. FANB helicopter in an indigenous community. File photo.

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Venezuela’s 21N Elections: CNE and Operation Republic Still Deployed for Indigenous Vote

November 25, 2021November 25, 2021 orinocotribune 21N, democracy, Domingo Hernandez Larez, FANB, inclusion, indigenous communities, Operation Republic, Plan Republica, Regional Elections, socialism, Venezuela

Venezuela’s Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) along with National Electoral Council’s (CNE) staff, remains deployed throughout the territory via Operation

The anti-Chavista intelligentsia often resort to magical thinking to alleviate political and electoral penalties (Photo: Yandex).

Opinion Politics

The Political and Electoral Myth of ‘If the Opposition was United’

November 25, 2021 Misión Verdad 21N, Chavismo, elections, francisco rodriguez, imaginary unity, MUD, Opposition, PSUV/GPP, Regional Elections, Venezuela

By Mision Verdad – Nov 23, 2021 One way to brush off disappointments or defeats is to imagine alternate hypothetical

Two elder Venezuelans wearing face masks walk in front of a mural with the face of Simon Bolivar, the Venezuelan flag and with a "long live the homeland" caption. Photo by EFE.

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If Opposition had United PSUV May Have Won Only 6 States—Unusual ‘Rigged Election’

November 25, 2021 Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza 21N, anti-chavismo, chavista vote, gpp, MUD, Opposition, opposition vote, possible opposition victory, psuv, Regional Elections, united opposition scenario, US and European blockade, Venezuela

Caracas, November 24, 2021 (Special for OrinocoTribune.com)—The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and its electoral alliance the Great Patriotic