Stark irregularities and suppression efforts could plunge the country back into instability and economic decline.[150] The State Department also alleges that Maduro expelled authorized foreign companies from the mining sector to allow officials to exploit Venezuela's resources for their own gain, using unregulated miners under the control of Venezu
The administrative ban, however, did not keep her out of an October primary, because the opposition Unitary Platform coalition, which is backed by the United States, organized the vote without assistance from Venezuela’s electoral authorities.movement. The election had been widely viewed as a referendum on Maduro’s presidency. Having secured a
Maduro promoted a consultative referendum in Venezuela to support Venezuela's claim to the Essequibo region, which is disputed with, and controlled by, neighboring Guyana.Candidates must register by late March, giving Machado and other opposition factions less than three weeks to decide next steps.But her inflexible rhetoric may make it impossible
The free-market proponent won the contest with more than 90% of the vote. Venezuela’s top court complicated her presidential aspirations in January by affirming her ban, although she has continued campaigning and has rejected suggestions to choose a substitute.In the 20th century Venezuela was transformed from a relatively poor agrarian society t
He bolstered his portfolio with the purchase of SolarCity in 2016 and cemented his standing as a leader of industry by taking on an advisory role in the early days of President Donald Trump's administration.After signaling that the company would reorganize its management structure, Musk in June announced that Tesla was laying off nove percent of it