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Troop loyalty a challenge for Venezuela's Maduro

Agence France-PresseApril 18, 2013 23:45
Venezuelan troops will parade past Nicolas Maduro after he is sworn into office Friday, but keeping their loyalty will be tricky for a leader lacking the charisma and savvy of his predecessor. Since Hugo Chavez's March 5 death, Maduro has staged frequent public events with top military leaders, showing off "civic-military unity" of the leftist regime he inherited from "el comandante." "We have a Chavista armed forces, which is to say patriotic, Bolivarian, revolutionary, anti-imperialist," Maduro said Tuesday. But cracks also have appeared on the facade of unity.

Troop loyalty a challenge for Venezuela's Maduro

Agence France-PresseApril 18, 2013 23:30
Venezuelan troops will parade past Nicolas Maduro after he is sworn into office Friday, but keeping their loyalty will be tricky for a leader lacking the charisma and savvy of his predecessor. Since Hugo Chavez's March 5 death, Maduro has staged frequent public events with top military leaders, showing off "civic-military unity" of the leftist regime he inherited from "el comandante." "We have a Chavista armed forces, which is to say patriotic, Bolivarian, revolutionary, anti-imperialist," Maduro said Tuesday. But cracks also have appeared on the facade of unity.

Venezuela's Maduro to Peru summit before swearing-in

Agence France-PresseApril 18, 2013 22:45
Venezuela's President-elect Nicolas Maduro flew to a South American summit in Peru Thursday, seeking international support on the eve of his inauguration amid a crisis over demands for a recount. Maduro smiled and appeared relaxed at his arrival in Lima before the meeting with presidents from across the region who were convened for a special session on the political impasse in his oil-rich OPEC nation. "We are going to take the truth about Venezuela" to the meeting, Maduro said in a nationally broadcast speech before leaving.

Venezuelan opposition can confront Maduro anew

Agence France-PresseApril 18, 2013 19:00
Venezuela's opposition is creating fresh complications for Nicolas Maduro, who will inherit a deeply divided nation and a shaky economy when he is sworn in Friday, analysts say. Having emerged a narrow victor in Sunday's presidential elections to succeed his mentor Hugo Chavez, Maduro has defiantly navigated deadly protests, but on entering office he will face renewed pressure from his opponents.

Maduro sworn in, Venezuela to review disputed vote

April 18, 2013 16:00
By Daniel Wallis and Brian Ellsworth CARACAS (Reuters) - Nicolas Maduro was sworn in as Venezuela's president on Friday at a ceremony attended by leaders from Iran to Brazil after a decision to widen an electronic audit of the vote took some of the heat out of a dispute over his election. Maduro, a bus driver-turned-foreign minister who became the late Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, narrowly beat opposition challenger Henrique Capriles in the election last Sunday.

Foreign minister to represent Venezuela at summit

Agence France-PresseApril 18, 2013 14:30
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said he was traveling Thursday to a summit of South American leaders in Lima called to discuss the political crisis in Venezuela over its disputed presidential elections. On his Twitter account, Jaua said he would denounce "the political assassinations that resulted from opposition political intolerance." Peruvian officials in Lima had said that Venezuela's president-elect Nicolas Maduro had been expected to attend the summit of Union of South American Nations on the eve of his inauguration.

Foreign minister to represent Venezuela at summit

Agence France-PresseApril 18, 2013 14:15
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said he was traveling Thursday to a summit of South American leaders in Lima called to discuss the political crisis in Venezuela over its disputed presidential elections. On his Twitter account, Jaua said he would denounce "the political assassinations that resulted from opposition political intolerance." jm/dw

US, EU urge 'audit' of Venezuelan vote tally

Agence France-PresseApril 17, 2013 18:31
The United States on Wednesday said it was too soon to recognize Nicolas Maduro as Venezuela's new president amid concerns about ballot fraud, as it joined EU calls for a vote recount. The top US diplomat John Kerry said Washington was not yet ready to validate Maduro's narrow victory in Sunday's disputed elections in which he defeated opposition candidate Henrique Capriles by a margin of 1.7 percent.

Venezuela rules out recount after vote, deadly demos

Agence France-PresseApril 17, 2013 18:30
Venezuela's Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled out a recount of a disputed presidential vote won by the late Hugo Chavez's political heir Nicolas Maduro, upping the pressure on his rival to concede. Tensions have been rising in Venezuela since Sunday's contest to replace Chavez, who died last month aged 58 after a long battle with cancer. Maduro was named the winner, narrowly defeating opposition leader Henrique Capriles.

Venezuela rules out recount after vote, deadly demos

Agence France-PresseApril 17, 2013 17:18
Venezuela's Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled out a recount of a disputed presidential vote won by the late Hugo Chavez's political heir Nicolas Maduro, upping the pressure on his rival to concede. Tensions have been rising in Venezuela since Sunday's contest to replace Chavez, who died last month aged 58 after a long battle with cancer. Maduro was named the winner, narrowly defeating opposition leader Henrique Capriles.
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