🎥 Voting underway in Caracas’ El Valle neighborhood. VA’s Ricardo Vaz reports from the ground as turnout emerges as the key factor in today’s legislative and regional elections.

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🎥 VA’s Katrina Kozarek reports from Lara’s Communal Power Center, where voting began smoothly and locals await GPP candidate Luis Reyes Reyes.

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🎥 VA’s Andreína Chávez reports from the working-class barrio of Petare as Venezuelans vote for over 500 positions, including 285 National Assembly deputies. Chavismo runs united; opposition remains divided.

🎥 "Let’s not leave spaces for those who once used the National Assembly to ask for sanctions to generate suffering and migration."

ALBA-TCP Secretary General Jorge Arreaza from the Manuel Palacios Fajardo polling station in El Panal Commune. This is where Hugo Chávez voted.

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🎥 VA’s Cira Pascual Marquina reports from Caracas' El Panal Commune in the 23 de Enero neighborhood, where participation has been high and people are praising the efficient voting process.

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🗳️🇻🇪 ELECTIONS | CNE Extends Voting by One Hour as Chavista “Operación Remate” Kicks Off

📰 NEWS | Venezuela: Pro-Government Alliance Wins Big in Legislative and Regional Elections

Venezuela’s May 25 elections delivered a sweeping victory for the pro-government Great Patriotic Pole, led by the PSUV. The alliance secured 82.7% of the National Assembly vote and 34 of 40 national list seats. On the regional level, the PSUV and allies won 23 of 24 governorships, flipping key states like Barinas and Zulia. Cojedes was the only governorship retained by opposition forces.

The reported turnout was just over 25% of registered voters. CNE President Elvis Amoroso stated that 42.7% of 'active voters' took part, though no specific definition of that category was provided.

🔗 Read the full report here: https://shorturl.at/H0dAD

#LegislativeRegionalElections2025

📑🖊 OPINION | US Reinstates Funding to Propaganda Outlet: NED Weaponizes “Democracy” in Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba

The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) resumed most of its operations in March 2025 after a brief funding freeze. The U.S.-funded body is now backing over 260 projects across Latin America and the Caribbean with more than $40 million.

In their latest opinion piece, John Perry and Roger D. Harris trace the funding streams and tactics behind U.S. interference, revealing how the NED operates behind the guise of civil society support. “The role of the NED in these countries is not to promote democracy, but to manipulate it in favor of Washington’s interests.”

🔗 Read the full opinion piece here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/opinion/us-reinstates-funding-to-propaganda-outlet-ned-weaponizes-democracy-in-venezuela-nicaragua-and-cuba

#USNationalEndowmentforDemocracy #USVenezuelaRelations #USAID

📰 NEWS | Venezuela Warns Against US Travel Over ‘Arbitrary Detention’ Risk Amid 350,000 Migrants Losing TPS

The Venezuelan government has issued a travel warning for the US, urging its citizens to consider leaving due to the risk of arbitrary detention and deportation. This comes after the US Supreme Court ended TPS protections for 350,000 Venezuelans.

In March, 252 Venezuelans were deported under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act and sent to El Salvador’s CECOT prison, many without a criminal record. Caracas is coordinating legal efforts for their release and has repatriated nearly 5,000 migrants since March.

🔗 Read the full report here: https://shorturl.at/ieIi4

#Migration #TPS #UnitedStates

📰 NEWS | Chevron Receives Opaque Authorization to Conduct Limited Operations Inside Venezuela

Chevron has received a new specific license from the US Treasury to operate in Venezuela, though unlike previous ones, the license remains unpublished and details are unclear. Sources say Chevron is barred from oil extraction or exports and must transfer operational control to PDVSA.

In response, Venezuela is rerouting crude shipments originally allocated to Chevron toward China, selling through intermediaries to avoid US sanctions. Analysts expect a 15–30% drop in national oil output by late 2025.

🔗 Read the full report here: https://shorturl.at/PBJq4

#Chevron #OFAC #Oil

🎥 VIDEO |  The ‘Secondary Tariff’ Imperialist Threat

Trump’s proposed secondary tariff targets countries trading with Venezuela, whether directly or not.
Critics call it arbitrary, unlawful, and imperialist. But could these aggressive moves be backfiring on the US?

Watch how trade policy becomes a geopolitical weapon, again.

#sanctions #USVenezuelaRelations

📝 INTERVIEW | Venezuela’s Participatory Democracy and the Struggle Against Imperialism: A Conversation with Alison Bodine

In the latest VA interview, international observer and activist Alison Bodine shares her reflections on Venezuela’s May 25 elections. She highlights the country’s participatory democracy, where political engagement goes far beyond the ballot box.

Bodine also critiques the role of mainstream media and calls for coordinated international solidarity to confront US and Canadian sanctions. “Seeing the Bolivarian Revolution in action has profoundly shaped my political views,” she states.

🔗 Read the full interview here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/venezuelas-participatory-democracy-and-the-struggle-against-imperialism-a-conversation-with-alison-bodine/

#LegislativeRegionalElections2025 #Sanctions #Solidarity

📰 NEWS | Venezuela: Delaware Court Extends CITGO Bidding Deadline as New Suitors Emerge

A Delaware court has pushed the CITGO bidding deadline to June 18 as new suitors, including Gold Reserve and Vitol, submitted offers. The final sale hearing is set for July 22.

Meanwhile, Florida Rep. María Elvira Salazar urged the Trump administration to block the 'forced sale' to retain control of the asset through the US-backed Venezuelan opposition.

🔗 Read the full report here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-delaware-court-extends-citgo-bidding-deadline-as-new-suitors-emerge/

#CITGO

📑🖊 OPINION | Ballots and Bias: How the Press Framed Venezuela’s Regional and Legislative Elections

Roger D. Harris analyzes how Western media framed Venezuela’s recent regional and legislative elections, where the pro-government alliance won 253 out of 285 National Assembly seats and all but one governorship. This included a symbolic victory in Barinas, birthplace of Hugo Chávez, won by his brother Adán Chávez.

Harris highlights the disconnect between the electoral outcome and how it was reported by major outlets, which largely ignored grassroots support, the communal movement, and legal efforts to assert sovereignty.

📌 Read the full opinion piece here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/opinion/how-the-press-framed-venezuelas-regional-and-legislative-elections/

#Democracy #Elections #LegislativeRegionalElections2025 #Media

📰 NEWS | Venezuela Joins International Mediation and Cybersecurity Efforts to Defend Sovereignty

Venezuela has joined the International Organization for Mediation (IOMed), a new conflict resolution body promoted by China and grounded in UN principles. The move was formalized by the National Assembly. The country also became a founding member of a multilateral cybersecurity initiative alongside 11 other states. Signatories advocate for a sovereign, transparent, and equitable international information security framework.

Additionally, Venezuela was further re-elected to the vice presidency of the UN General Assembly for its 80th session (2025–2026), with Samuel Moncada continuing in the role.

🔗 Read the full report here: https://shorturl.at/Kvo1b

#InternationalCooperation #UNCharter

🖊 COLUMN | Venezuela, Popular Power and Coffee

Jessica Dos Santos' latest column showcases how 18 communes in Sanare, Venezuela, launched the “Enriquito Colmenárez” coffee-roasting plant after receiving it from the Agriculture Ministry.

The grassroots initiative supports campesinos with subsidies, training, and direct diesel access, while preparing to export robusta beans to the US and Russia. The plant will also host a soil lab through a partnership with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

🔗 Read the full VA column here: https://shorturl.at/EAU4t

#Coffee #Peasants #Campesinos #PopularPower #TalesofResistance

📰 NEWS | Maduro Government Pledges to Defend Venezuelans Following Trump’s Travel Ban

The Trump administration has reinstated travel restrictions on Venezuelans and is proceeding with the termination of TPS for around 350,000 nationals. Over 250 were recently expelled to El Salvador’s CECOT prison.

In response, the Maduro government condemned the move as politically motivated and reaffirmed its commitment to protecting Venezuelans abroad. Since March, Caracas has repatriated over 5,000 migrants deported from the US.

🔗 Read the full report here: https://shorturl.at/HnLeL

#DonaldTrump #Migration #USVenezuelaRelations

📰 NEWS | Venezuela: Socialist Party Begins Candidate Selection for Municipal Vote as Opposition Mayors Seek Reelection

🗳️ On July 27, Venezuelans will vote in municipal elections for 335 mayoralties and 2,471 council seats. The PSUV held over 47,000 grassroots assemblies to propose candidates.

The same day, a National Popular Consultation will allow communities to select youth-centered projects for public funding.

🔗 Read the full report here: https://shorturl.at/Rp0qR

#MunicipalElections2025 #Opposition

📝 INTERVIEW | Inflation, Indexation and Venezuela’s Distributive Problem: A Conversation with Tony Boza

A Venezuelan economist challenges monetarist dogmas on inflation and calls for more debate on economic policies. Tony Boza, National Assembly member and longtime advocate of wage indexation, argues that Venezuela’s economic strategy sacrifices workers’ incomes to control inflation. He insists the root issue is not monetary but distributive: “If the cake has grown, why is the slice still small?”

Boza also warns that U.S. sanctions have distorted Venezuela’s economic structure and should not be treated as a secondary factor.

🔗 Read the latest VA interview here: https://shorturl.at/9pZRw

#Economy #Inflation #Wages

📰 NEWS | Venezuela Calls for Release of Gaza Freedom Flotilla Activists, Condemns Israeli Blockade and Genocide

🇻🇪 Venezuela has condemned Israel’s interception of the Madleen vessel in international waters and called for the release of its 12-member crew, including activist Greta Thunberg. The ship carried humanitarian aid bound for Gaza.

Caracas described Israel’s blockade and attacks on aid distribution as part of a “systematic extermination” of Palestinians. Over 54,000 have been killed since October 2023.

🔗 Full story here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-calls-for-release-of-gaza-freedom-flotilla-activists-condemns-israeli-blockade-and-genocide

#Gaza #HumanitarianAid #Palestine

📑🖊 OPINION | Punishing Progress: Washington Targets Social Achievements of Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela

John Perry and Roger Harris take stock of the collective progress in Latin American countries targeted by the US for regime change. Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela have achieved significant social gains despite Washington’s efforts to isolate and undermine them.

Venezuela has delivered five million homes through its Great Housing Mission. Cuba’s ELAM medical school has trained over 31,000 doctors from 122 countries. Meanwhile, US sanctions continue to cost Cuba $13.8 million per day and led to over 100,000 deaths in Venezuela by 2020.

🔗 Read the full opinion piece here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/opinion/punishing-progress-washington-targets-social-achievements-of-cuba-nicaragua-and-venezuela

#InternationalSolidarity #RegimeChange #Sanctions