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Hugo Chavez: Global reactions to the Venezuelan leader's death
While he was alive, Hugo Chávez – the longest ruling democratically elected leader in Latin America – inspired people who loved him as often as he inflamed those who didn’t. That polarization seemed to follow him in death.
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Venezuela: Fistfight in Congress takes post-election tension to new level
Venezuela fistfight: Violence broke out Tuesday night when Venezuela's opposition assembly members denounced a ruling that strips them of most legislative powers until they recognize Maduro's presidential victory.
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Latin America Monitor Venezuela's opposition asks election audit to include fingerprint verification
For years, Venezuela's opposition criticized the fingerprint scanners as intimidation but now hope it will prove incidents of voter fraud.
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A victory for Venezuela's opposition, but presidency still out of reach
The election council granted a partial recount of Sunday's presidential vote, but it's unlikely to reverse Maduro's inauguration, which took place today.
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South American leaders likely to back Venezuela's Maduro in emergency meeting
Despite complaints from some Venezuelans that Sunday's election had irregularities, analysts say leaders in the region will likely support Mr. Maduro’s election in order to maintain stability.
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Latin America Monitor Post-election disputes and Venezuelan law
Venezuela has a detailed electoral law and accompanying regulations that describe procedures for contesting election results, which both Maduro and Capriles can look to for guidance, writes WOLA.
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A roar of protest envelopes Venezuela as opposition calls for vote recount (+video)
Fireworks and clanging pots and pans are Venezuela's post presidential election soundtrack. Tensions have been steadily rising since the electoral council announced Maduro's slim victory over Capriles.
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Narrow election victory by Chávez favorite is a win for opposition too (+video)
Although interim President Nicolás Maduro won the presidency according to early results, the slimness of his victory margin signals that he will likely face serious challenges.
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Venezuelans head to polls to choose Chávez successor (+video)
The day in Caracas started very early, with sound trucks playing bugle calls to urge voters to the polls. At two polling stations, voters offered different views of the direction Venezuela should head in.
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Venezuela election: Is a vote for the opposition a vote against your mother? (+video)
A pro-government campaign slogan ahead of Sunday's presidential election underscores the focus on a key constituency of former president Chávez, who said there could be no socialism without feminism.
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Will Chavez's unfulfilled promises affect Sunday's election?
Worsening power outages, crumbling infrastructure, and other unfulfilled promises could impact Sunday's election to replace socialist President Hugo Chavez, who died last month.
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Latin America Monitor Think Chávez was paranoid? Venezuela's Maduro warns of US-funded biker gangs.
Interim President Nicolás Maduro has spoken publicly about conspiracies ranging from murder plots to Salvadoran mercenaries. They serve as a political tool to unify the population and silence criticism.
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Latin America Monitor Venezuela's interim President Maduro addresses a topic Chávez largely avoided – crime
Chávez increasingly engaged in citizen security initiatives starting in the mid-2000s. But he often skirted discussing crime, an issue that plagues Venezuela.
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Latin America Monitor Venezuela presidential election: lack of issues becomes the issue
As Venezuela's presidential candidates kick off their campaigns in the lead-up to the April 14 election, some fear the mudslinging is distracting from needed post-Chávez policy debates.
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Chavez' body makes final journey as government says he will not be embalmed (+video)
The former Venezuelan president's coffin made its way to the military museum that will be its final resting place. Officials ruled out a Lenin-style embalming of Hugo Chavez as too difficult.
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Pope Francis: representative of God - and Latin America?
Pope Francis is the first Latin American pope, a prospect that fills many in the region with hopes for better representation of their concerns at the Vatican.
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US expels Venezuelan diplomats in retaliation for US diplomats' removal
Washington wants to repair ties with Venezuela after President Hugo Chavez's death but has made little headway so far. Shortly before Chavez died last week, Venezuela expelled two US Air Force attaches in Caracas for alleged espionage.
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Venezuela challenger: 'Chávez is not my opponent'
As Venezuela prepares to vote for president April 14 Chávez's socialist party remains a formidable force against opposition candidate Capriles.
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Vitriolic campaign to replace Chavéz gets under way, with country's grief still raw (+video)
Presidential candidates Nicolas Maduro and Henrique Capriles have leapt into the election campaign at full speed, with strident personal attacks against each other.
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With Chávez gone, what do his young opponents want now? (+video)
A vibrant youth movement played a major role in Venezuela's beleaguered opposition during the rule of Hugo Chávez.
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In Venezuela, divisions over Chávez extend from parliament to the dinner table
Polarization in Venezuela got worse under Hugo Chávez, with the rifts going far beyond politics to split cities, neighborhoods, and families.
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Global News Blog Chávez funeral: How do you spot a true Chávista? (+video)
For millions of Hugo Chávez’s supporters, waiting in line for 12 hours or more is a small sacrifice for the opportunity to spend a few seconds in front of his coffin.
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Chavez funeral: lavish nod to a populist touch and global reach (+video)
More than 55 world leaders attended the Chávez funeral, while thousands of ordinary Venezuelans queued to view his body, which is lying in state.
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Comandante Hugo Chávez: What role will military play in next administration? (+video)
Chávez, who rose through the ranks of the military, was able to control the armed forces. Keeping the institution unified will be a challenge for Venezuela's next president.
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Hugo Chavez brought 'home' to military academy where career began
Hugo Chavez: Cannon boomed a salute each hour as Venezuelans numbering in the hundreds of thousands filed past.
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Latin America Monitor Can Cuba survive the loss of Venezuela's Hugo Chávez?
Many in and out of Cuba wonder if the loss of Chávez is the death knell of the Castros’ Revolution, or if it could inject urgent momentum into Raul Castro’s reform agenda, just in the nick of time.
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