Now playing Next Venezuela Venezuela orders arrest of opposition candidate Edmundo González The warrant came after opposition leader María Corina Machado posted election records online, which allegedly revealed that President Nicolás Maduro had lost to the former diplomat by a significant margin. 03/09/2024
Now playing Next Venezuela Venezuelan expats protest presidential election results Venezuelans across the world have taken to the streets to defend the opposition’s claim to victory in last month’s disputed presidential election. 18/08/2024
Now playing Next Venezuela Venezuela elections: Maduro calls EU request a 'disgrace' Representatives from the European Union and world leaders have cast doubt on Venezuela's official declaration that President Nicolás Maduro won last Sunday's election. 05/08/2024
Now playing Next Venezuela Thousands of Venezuelan opposition supporters rally in capital Thousands of people rallied in the streets of Venezuela's capital Saturday to support an opposition candidate they believe won the presidential election by a landslide. 04/08/2024
Now playing Next Venezuela Venezuela election results remain unverified as tensions rise The US-based Carter Centre expressed concerns over the validity of incumbent president Nicolas Maduro's apparent win. 31/07/2024
Now playing Next No Comment Thousands protest across Venezuela over presidential election result The demonstrations followed an election that was among the most peaceful in recent memory, reflecting hopes that Venezuela could avoid bloodshed and end 25 years of single-party rule. 30/07/2024
Now playing Next Venezuela Venezuelans clash with police over disputed election result Following the protests, opposition candidate Edmundo González said he had proof he won the ballot. 30/07/2024
Now playing Next Venezuela Maduro declared winner in Venezuela's presidential election The sitting president has reportedly secured 51% of the vote, beating the main opposition candidate, Edmundo González by a significant margin. 29/07/2024
Now playing Next Venezuela Venezuelan election: political shift or six more years of Maduro Opposition candidate Edmundo González is leading the polls and threatens to end 25 years of Chavismo rule. 28/07/2024
Now playing Next No Comment Venezuela’s presidential candidates wrap up election campaigns Sunday’s election presents the ruling United Socialist Party with its most challenging electoral test in decades. Following years of boycotting elections, the main opposition parties have united behind a single candidate, González. 26/07/2024
Now playing Next Scenes Watch: The chef leading a chocolate revolution in Venezuela In partnership with Media City María Fernanda Di Giacobbe is the founder of Cacao de Origen, an organisation dedicated to educating, researching, and promoting Venezuelan cacao and chocolate. 22/07/2024
Now playing Next Venezuela Venezuela revokes invitation to EU observers for July election Nicolás Maduro's authoritarian regime is still subject to various international sanctions because of its intolerance of political opposition. 29/05/2024
Now playing Next No Comment WATCH: Maduro joins Caracas evangelicals defending traditional family In honor of International Families Day, hundreds of evangelical pastors and believers rallied in Caracas to uphold the traditional family model. 16/05/2024
Now playing Next Nature Venezuela’s last glacier has disappeared due to climate change Rising temperatures have made this country the first in modern history to lose all its glaciers. 10/05/2024
Now playing Next Venezuela Secret US spying programme targeted top Venezuelan officials Some of President Maduro's closest allies have been caught up in the investigation, including Alex Saab, the businessman recently released in a prisoner swap. 01/02/2024
Now playing Next No Comment WATCH: Venezuelans rally to demand release of all political prisoners Some 50 people gather in a Caracas square to demand the release of political prisoners. "We have been waiting 22 years for a Christmas without political prisoners," says aunt of a policemen imprisoned after a failed coup against former President Hugo Chavez in 2002. 02/11/2023
Now playing Next Venezuela Machado claims win in Venezuelan opposition's presidential primary Ex-lawmaker Maria Corina Machado has claimed victory in the Venezuelan opposition primary, a position which would potentially allow her to challenge longtime socialist president Nicolas Maduro next year. 24/10/2023
Now playing Next Economy US-Venezuela relations at a tipping point: investors bet on possible sanctions relief Bonds in the South American nation of Venezuela are rising in value as rumours circulate about a possible rapprochement between Washington and Caracas. The US has shown its willingness to move, but will President Nicolás Maduro make concessions ahead of next year’s election? 19/09/2023
Now playing Next Food and Drink Venezuela's daily humble corn-bread "arepa" conquers the world From the streets of Caracas to trendy eateries in New York, Paris and Tokyo: the arepa, a humble cornmeal flatbread, is riding a wave of Venezuelan emigration and feeding a craving for exotic and gluten-free food. 16/06/2023
Now playing Next No Comment 'Dancing Devils of Yare' festival celebrates victory of good over evil Hundreds attend historic 'Dancing Devils of Yare' festival in Venezuela to celebrate the victory of good over evil. 09/06/2023
Now playing Next Venezuela Thousands commemorate Hugo Chávez on anniversary of death Thousands gather to remember Venezuelan leftist revolutionary Hugo Chávez, including current and former Latin American presidents. 06/03/2023
Now playing Next No Comment 'Wall of love' livens up Venezuela's capital Volunteers and members of the UN refugee agency in Venezuela decorated a mural on Tuesday 22/12/2022
Now playing Next Scenes Meet the Venezuelan engineers pumping clean water for villagers In partnership with Media City Our idea is to attack the existing problems of drinking water consumption and provide solutions to the communities. 19/12/2022
Now playing Next No Comment Watch: Hundreds gather for hot air balloon show in Caracas Hundreds of people gathered at the La Carlota air base in the capital Caracas waiting to board the hot air balloons. 11/12/2022
Now playing Next No Comment Watch: Oil spill pollutes Venezuela's coastline Local authorities in the Venezuelan state of Anzoategui have announced the closure of several beaches as a result of an oil spill that covers several kilometers of coastline. 07/12/2022
Now playing Next Venezuela US eases oil sanction on Venezuela US to set to ease oil sanction on Venezuela as the country’s government and opposition agreed to create an UN-managed fund for the po 27/11/2022