Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro chose Trade and Industry Minister Miguel Perez Abad to replace leftist sociologist Luis Salas as the country’s new economy vice president amid a severe economic crisis looming in the embattled country.
Felipe Gonzalez, former prime minister of Spain, has gone to Venezuela in order help the troubled leaders of the right wing opposition party win their freedom back after being arrested by the Maduro administration.
As the Summit of the Americas approaches this week, Latin American leaders have by and large kept silent about charges of human rights abuses in Venezuela made by the United States.
Around 100,000 members of the armed forces of Venezuela will be occupied with ten days of exercises that employ shoulder-fired missiles, fighter planes, and armored trucks.
Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles says he fears President Nicolas Maduro will cancel key legislative elections later this year because the country's government is facing a huge crisis right now, Yahoo! News reports according to AFP.
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro recently ordered to arrest Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma, several opposition leaders and senior Venezuelan Air Force officers.
On Saturday, thousands of Venezuelans protested in the capital city of Caracas. On Saturday, thousands of Venezuelans protested in the capital city of Caracas.
