Venezuela elections council getting creative with the law
The law in Venezuela says that voting centers close at six pm unless there are voters standing in line. But what is a little bitty thing like the...
Politics
Four Chavista Governors and Caracas Mayor Bullied at Voting Centers
As the voting unfolds, we’ve been seeing something new. We’ve been receiving videos, left and right, of high profile chavistas being bullied and heckled as they go to their local voting centers...
Thug Blows Himself Up With Hand Granade Outside 23 de Enero Voting Center
So, this happened minutes after the guy, 20 year old Adrián Jesús Márquez, had been threatening people waiting in line to vote at El Observatorio, in the iconic 23 de Enero neighborhood.
Maduro: Ni Tan "Como Sea"
It flew a little bit under the radar, but under international pressure Nicolás Maduro already started backtracking on his "whatever it takes."
We Vote Together
In Macaracuay, voting is a moment of togetherness, of civic spirit in and engagement in a country usually badly short of both.
Ya Nos Vamos Pareciendo a África
Turns out Guachimán Electoral is using Kenyan software to track Venezuelan election day incidents.
Second Look: What if they threw a Toque de Diana and nobody came?
Amid widespread anecdotal reports that the "Toque de Diana" just didn't happen this morning, this three week old post is looking better and better.
The International Press Catches On
The setup pieces ahead of 6D are coming thick and fast now. Here's a sampler platter.
Shoot yourself in one foot. Reload. Shoot yourself in the other.
Dorothy Kronick's brilliant primer on just why a government that should be at least competitive ahead of tomorrow's election is 20 points behind instead.
#ADWARS: That was the campaign that was
Our final wrap-up of the Legislative Election campaign in TV-Spot form.
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