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US DROPS SEVEN CHARGES AGAINST ALEX SAAB AS PART OF DEAL WITH CAPE VERDE

A US judge dismissed all but one charge against Venezuelan government envoy Alex Saab as part of a deal between the United States and the Republic of Cape Verde to facilitate his extradition. Saab still faces one count of conspiracy to launder money, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison if found guilty.

Court filings on Monday revealed that Saab’s controversial extradition to the US was made contingent on assurances to Cape Verde that he would face no more than 20 years imprisonment, the maximum allowed by the African country’s laws. The seven other charges of money laundering, dismissed by US District Judge Robert Scola, would have each also carried up to 20 years in prison.

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US DROPS SEVEN CHARGES AGAINST ALEX SAAB AS PART OF DEAL WITH CAPE VERDE

"The political nature of this case is becoming increasingly clear. It is clearly a kidnapping,” stated Venezuelan Vice President for Communications Alfred Nazareth Ñáñez.

The extradition of Saab had immediate political repercussions, with the Venezuelan government pulling out of talks with the US-backed opposition. Caracas had recently appointed the businessman as a delegate at the Mexico-based talks, which were due to enter their fourth round the day after his extradition. Writer and activist Leonardo Flores argued the extradition was a subtle effort by the US to “sabotage” the dialogue efforts.

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#AlexSaab #Imperialism #Extradition

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ICC OPENS PROBE INTO VENEZUELA, SIGNS COOPERATION DEAL WITH THE MADURO GOV'T

The Nicolás Maduro government and International Criminal Court (ICC) signed a memorandum of understanding to facilitate cooperation after chief prosecutor Karim Khan decided to open a full-scale investigation into alleged human rights abuses in Venezuela.

“The ICC prosecutor has concluded the preliminary examination into Venezuela and will proceed to open a probe to establish the truth following the Rome Statute,” reads the document presented in Caracas during a joint press conference on Wednesday, following Khan’s three-day visit to the country.

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#ICC #Guarimbas #Opposition

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🇻🇪🗣 INTERVIEW 🗣🇻🇪

BALANCE OF FORCES IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS: A CONVERSATION WITH CLODOVALDO HERNÁNDEZ

On November 21, Venezuela will hold its 27th election since Chávez came to power. This contest will decide regional authorities such as governors and mayors. More importantly, however, the election will determine the fate of political gridlock in Venezuela, according to analyst Clodovaldo Hernández.

In this interview, Hernández, who is a regular commentator at the influential website La Iguana TV and a writer for Ciudad CCS and CuatroF, discusses the upcoming elections and talks about self-proclaimed “Interim President” Juan Guaidó’s demise as a political actor.

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#21N #Megaelections #Guaido

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#Venezuela is set for the November 21 “mega-elections.” Will the government party remain the hegemonic political force? Will the opposition (US-backed and moderate) make inroads or rely on the usual fraud call?

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#elections #regionalelections #PSUV #socialistparty #opposition #juanguaidó #MUD #alianzademocrática #APR #communistparty #politicalgridlock #politics #latinamerica #podcast #analysis #politicalpodcast

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ICC OPENS PROBE INTO VENEZUELA, SIGNS COOPERATION DEAL WITH THE MADURO GOV'T

Despite the differing opinions, the Venezuelan leader said that the agreement with the ICC will guarantee "cooperation, positive complementarity, mutual support and constructive dialogue to seek truth and justice."

For his part, Khan emphasized that the Court’s investigation should not be politicized. “We are committed to working collaboratively and independently. We are guided by the principles of legality and the rule of law",” he said.

The British lawyer also praised the Venezuelan authorities’ “open dialogue” as well as their commitment to upholding the Rome Statute, which the country subscribed to on June 7, 2000.

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#ICC #Guarimbas #Opposition

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BALANCE OF FORCES IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS: A CONVERSATION WITH CLODOVALDO HERNÁNDEZ

The ruling socialist party [PSUV], despite having amply won the parliamentary elections of December of last year, still suffered a substantial drop in electoral participation when compared to the 2018 presidential elections. The recently deceased William Izarra did the math: the PSUV dropped from 6.2 million in 2018 to 3.5 million in 2020. In other words, 2.7 million people – or 32.9% – stopped voting PSUV.

However, only the November election results will demonstrate the real impact of the unilateral coercive measures on Chavismo as a political movement. As for the impact on the people, I agree that it has been devastating. The hardest-hit sector is the one that is not able to get an income in US dollars, while those who have secured dollar incomes are experiencing a relative improvement in their living conditions.

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#21N #Megaelections #Guaido

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VENEZUELAN WORKERS MOBILIZE FOR WAGE REFORMS & AGAINST LABOR PERSECUTION

Leftwing trade unions and workers’ organizations have held a series of activities to denounce labor persecution and present policy proposals to the government.

Activists and political parties set up a small NavidadSinTrabadorxsPresxs (Christmas Without Imprisoned Workers) protest in Caracas last Wednesday calling for the release of detained workers and trade unionists.

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#WorkersRights #Economy #Persecution

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THE VENEZUELANALYSIS PODCAST EPISODE 03: BACK TO THE BALLOT

Venezuelans will head to the polls on November 21 for regional and local “mega-elections.” This election, the 27th since Chávez came to power, marks the first time since 2015 that Chavismo will face most of the opposition. In the latest episode of our podcast, we take stock of the political landscape ahead of these pivotal contests.

Host José Luis Granados Ceja talks to fellow VA writer Paul Dobson about the different political forces vying in these elections and some of the main issues at play in the campaign. Likewise featured is Venezuelan writer and theorist Reinaldo Iturriza, who analyzes the “disaffiliation” that has taken over politics and how Chavismo can revitalize its grassroots.

Listen to the Podcast 👉👉👉 here

Previous episodes:
02: Popular Power Under Duress
01: Sanctions Kill

#Podcast #Megaelections #21N

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VENEZUELAN WORKERS MOBILIZE FOR WAGE REFORMS & AGAINST LABOR PERSECUTION

Campaign organizers claim that state security forces have arrested as many as 150 workers’ leaders, as groupings including the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV), International Marxist Tendency (CMI) and Socialism and Liberty Party (PSL) demanded “an end to criminalization of those who struggle for their labor rights.” While the march was not backed by the ruling United Socialist Party (PSUV), some rank and file members did support it.

“They [the workers] were arrested for denouncing corruption, fighting for their rights or opposing privatization (…) With workers behind bars there can be no Merry Christmas or Happy New Year,” League of Socialist Workers (LTS) spokesman Ángel Arias told those present.

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#WorkersRights #Economy #Persecution

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VENEZUELA SALUTES FSLN VICTORY AS NEW US SANCTIONS LOOM OVER NICARAGUA

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro celebrated the reelection of Daniel Ortega and the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) in Nicaragua where the former guerrilla fighter won a fourth consecutive presidential term.

“[Nicaragua] ratified ... a political process that has guaranteed in the last decade the restitution of fundamental human rights, stripped by the imposition of neoliberalism,” read a statement by the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry on November 9.

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#Nicaragua #Sanctions #Elections

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VENEZUELA SALUTES FSLN VICTORY AS NEW US SANCTIONS LOOM OVER NICARAGUA

In echoes of the US’ strategy for regime change in Venezuela, the RENACER Act also calls for increased coordination with the European Union and Canada and increased scrutiny of international lending to Managua. Restrictions on Caracas’ access to multilateral financial institutions have led to some of the most punishing consequences, restrictions that infamously caused delayed deliveries of life-saving Covid-19 vaccines.

A senior State Department official told Reuters on Tuesday that the Biden administration intends to impose new unilateral sanctions on the Central American "very soon."

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#Nicaragua #Sanctions #Elections

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VENEZUELA: OIL OUTPUT REACHES 18-MONTH HIGH FOLLOWING NEW ALLIANCE WITH IRAN

A swap agreement with Iran has allowed Venezuela’s oil output to reach its highest level since hitting decades’ lows in 2020.

According to the latest Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) monthly report, the Caribbean country’s October production was 590,000 oil barrels per day (bpd), an uptick from September’s 533,000 bpd, as measured by secondary sources. For its part, state oil company PDVSA reported 756,000 bpd, 106,000 bpd up from the previous month.

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#Oil #PDVSA #Iran

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🇻🇪🗣 INTERVIEW 🗣🇻🇪

CANDIDATES DISCUSS THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS: A CONVERSATION WITH JESÚS GARCÍA AND JANOHI ROSAS

We interview two Caracas city council candidates for the upcoming November 21 regional and local elections: Jesús García, United Socialist Party (PSUV) candidate, and Janohi Rosas, from the Popular Revolutionary Alternative (APR), a mostly-Chavista leftist front that broke with the government-dominated Great Patriotic Pole in 2020 and includes the Communist Party (PCV) as the major force.

García is a charismatic leader from the Altos de Lídice Commune in Caracas who aspires to promote the construction of a communal city in Caracas. Rosas is the spirited chairperson of Venezuela’s Communist Youth who hopes to implement a range of progressive policies if she is elected to the municipal legislature.

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#21N #Megaelections #BackToTheBallot

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VENEZUELA: OIL OUTPUT REACHES 18-MONTH HIGH FOLLOWING NEW ALLIANCE WITH IRAN

The October figure represents an 18-month high after a 500,000 bpd average in 2020. However, the uptick is still dramatically shy from the 1.9 million bpd that Venezuela registered in mid 2017 before US sanctions targeted the oil sector and sent it into a steep decline.

In efforts to oust the Nicolás Maduro government, the former Trump administration imposed financial sanctions, an oil embargo, and secondary sanctions while blacklisting shipping companies, threatening intermediaries and seizing US-based Venezuelan oil refinery CITGO. The current Joe Biden White House has kept all measures in place.

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#Oil #PDVSA #Iran

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TALES OF RESISTANCE: THE METAMORPHOSIS OF CHAVISTA MARCHES

VA columnist Jessica Dos Santos shares her thoughts and experience on the famed "machinery" behind massive Chavista marches.

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#PSUV #Chavismo #Marches

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TALES OF RESISTANCE: THE METAMORPHOSIS OF CHAVISTA MARCHES

VA columnist Jessica Dos Santos shares her thoughts and experience on the famed "machinery" behind massive Chavista marches.

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#PSUV #Chavismo #Marches

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Venezuela will hold regional and local elections this Sunday.

Recent ballots have been marred by increasing abstention, with only 30% participating in the parliamentary vote last December. What do you think will be the participation rate on Sunday?
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VENEZUELA'S EL SISTEMA ATTEMPTS 'LARGEST ORCHESTRA' GUINNESS WORLD RECORD

The Simón Bolívar System of Youth Symphonic Orchestras and Choirs has held a concert with a massive 12,067 musicians in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest orchestra.

The Venezuelan youths played Tchaikovsky’s Marche Slave at Caracas’ Military Academy on Saturday under the supervision of 250 international observers and accounting giant KPMG, which will audit the results.

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#Music #Culture #ElSistema

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VENEZUELA'S MEGA-ELECTIONS: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

A near-complete list of political parties are due to participate in this Sunday’s “mega-elections,” in which 3,082 public officers, including 23 state governors, 335 local mayors, 253 regional legislators and 2,471 local councillors, are to be chosen.

The ballot sees hard-right forces backtrack on their insurrectional tactics and return to the electoral path.

The race between the four main blocs (government, left, moderate right and hard-right) will provide a fascinating insight into the current balance of forces and could open a new chapter in the country’s democratic history.

Venezuelanalysis brings you this concise guide to the electoral process while highlighting some of the
more interesting races to keep an eye on.

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#21N #Megaelections #BacktotheBallot

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