Update: Since this interveiw was published by . President Trump has recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaid贸 as interim president, calling democratically elected President Maduro 鈥渋llegitimate.鈥 In response, Venezuela has cut diplomatic ties with the U.S., giving diplomats 72 hours to leave the country.
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Venezuela鈥檚 foreign minister Jorge Arreaza聽has reiterated his condemnation of the United States for seeking an intervention and supporting military conspiracies.
His September 9 comments followed a report that members of the US government have been meeting with Venezuelan military officers who were actively plotting聽to聽oust democratically elected President聽聽since mid-2017.
There is a growing body of pro-establishment statements in the United States opposing the possibility of US military intervention in Venezuela, writes Steve Ellner.
The latest expression of this position is a New York Times editorial titled 鈥淪tay Out of Venezuela, Mr. Trump鈥, published on September 11.
At first glance the editorial is a welcome statement that counters the careless war-mongering declarations coming from the ilk of Marco Rubio and a number of high-ranking Trump administration officials, as well as Donald Trump himself.
Representatives of 74 communes 鈥 institutions of popular power elected from grassroots communal councils 鈥 from across Venezuela gathered in Lara state late last month to participate in the inaugural National Assembly of Communes, writes Paul Dobson.
The meeting of more than 300 commune activists was held to try to strengthen the connections between different communes in a range of areas. This includes linking up productive micro-projects, communicational initiatives and educational networks.
Caracas authorities denied the existence of a humanitarian crisis of Venezuelan migration in the region on August 29, blasting the reaction from neighbouring Latin American governments as 鈥渉ypocritical鈥 and 鈥渪enophobic鈥.
Venezuelans braced themselves as a series of long-anticipated economic measures came into effect on August 20, including the launch of a new paper currency called the Sovereign Bolivar.
The new currency brings with it a revaluation of all prices, wages and pensions, which will be cut by five zeros. Both the old Strong Bolivar and Sovereign Bolivar will co-exist for a period of time yet to be announced by the government.
Venezuela was rocked on August 5 by an attempt to聽聽President Nicolas Maduro during a public event, using drones armed with explosives.
Venezuela鈥檚 campesino marchers achieved their immediate聽on August 2 by holding a public meeting with President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas that was nationally televised. They presented proposals for far-reaching reforms to state agrarian policies and institutions.
The fourth national congress of Venezuela鈥檚 largest political party, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), wound up on July 30 following three days of intense activities. The congress was inaugurated on July 28, on the 64th birthday of the party鈥檚 late founder, Hugo Chavez.
The PSUV congress took place in an increasingly complicated context, amidst a collapsing economy, hyperinflation, international financial sanctions and an upcoming.
A large contingent of Venezuelan campesinos marched across the country for almost three weeks in what they called the 鈥淎dmirable Campesino March鈥 to raise awareness about the many problems faced by small farmers, including evictions, harassment and general neglect at the hands of government institutions.
The marchers, who first set off on July 12 from the city of Guanare, Portuguesa state, arrived in Caracas on August 1 with the plan to deliver a collective document that presents both their complaints and proposals to President Nicolas Maduro.
The refusal by presidential candidate Henri Falc贸n to recognise the results bodes poorly for Nicolas Maduro鈥檚 new term as president. The consolidation of a moderate bloc within the opposition that Falc贸n represented 鈥 which recognises the government鈥檚 legitimacy 鈥 would have significantly cut into the strength of the more intransigent or radical parties on the right and provided Venezuelan politics with much needed stability.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro responded rapidly to the European Union鈥檚 proposal to impose further sanctions on top government officials following the May 20 presidential and state council elections. The 28-country bloc alleges the vote failed to comply with "minimal democratic standards".
Maduro, who won the presidential election by a landslide despite low voter participation, said on May 28: "This is the European Union that arrogantly wants to put its nose in Venezuela's business." He added, "Enough of this old colonialism."
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