(2021-11-25). Five reasons the left won in Venezuela. canadiandimension.com 
A man casts his vote in front of a mural of late president Hugo Chávez in Caracas. Photo by LavraPalavra. | For the first time in four years, every major opposition party in Venezuela participated in elections. For the fifth time in four years, the left won in a landslide. Voters elected 23 governors, 335 mayors, 253 state legislators and 2,471 municipal councilors. The governing United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) won at least 19 of 23 governorships (one race remains too close to call) and the Caracas mayoralty in the November 21 "mega-elections." Of the 335 mayoral races, the vote count has been c…
(2021-11-25). 21N Elections: Venezuela Rejects Canada's Interference. orinocotribune.com Venezuela rejected the interventionist Part of the Canadian interventionist and imperialist statement reads: "On November 21, regional and municipal elections were held in Venezuela. As was the case in 2018, conditions for free and fair elections still do not exist in Venezuela. The Maduro re…
(2021-11-25). Venezuela's 21N Elections: CNE and Operation Republic Still Deployed for Indigenous Vote. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) along with National Electoral Council's (CNE) staff, remains deployed throughout the territory via Operation Republic, in order to secure the logistics to guarantee the vote on November 26 in the most remote Indigenous communities. | Operation Republic is the logistic and security program mandated by the Venezuelan Constitution and the legal system to the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) that has made possible Venezuelan elections for at least five decades. | The information about the deployment was released by the FANB's Strategic Operational Commander, Do…
(2021-11-25). Vuelta a la Patria Program: 249 Venezuelan Migrants Return Home from Peru. orinocotribune.com 
A new group of 249 Venezuelan migrants returned—free of charge—to Venezuela from Peru this Wednesday, November 24, through the Vuelta a la Patria plan in alliance with Venezuela's national airline CONVIASA. | During the night of this Wednesday, the flight with 249 nationals departed from the Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima, bound for Venezuela. | On board the Airbus 340-200 were 26 elderly adults, 88 children and adolescents, 135 adults, and seven officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who together with CONVIASA carried out the return of the fellow Venezuelans. | Among the 249 pass…
(2021-11-25). The US has as Much Moral Authority as Saudi Arabia on the Legitimacy of Elections. orinocotribune.com By Caitlin Johnstone — Nov 22, 2021 | "Let there be no mistake — Sunday's regional and municipal elections in Venezuela are nothing more than a sham," reads a recent
(2021-11-25). Venezuela: Socialists sweep 'mega-elections'. greenleft.org.au The United Socialist Party has landed a comprehensive victory in Venezuela's regional and local elections, winning 83% of the governorships, reports Paul Dobson.
(2021-11-25). Venezuela: Chavismo Triumphs Electorally Despite Difficulties. orinocotribune.com By Yoselina Guevara — Nov 22, 2021 | On Sunday, November 21, the candidates of the Gran Polo Patriotico coalition and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), representing the political force of the current Venezuelan government, managed to defeat the opposition parties, which, although divided, participated again in the voting after they had successively withdrawn since 2017 in an effort to boycott the presidential and legislative elections. According to the first bulletin issued by the Venezuelan National Electoral Council the participation of voters was 41.8%, with an approximate of 8.1 million vot…
(2021-11-25). Venezuela: Gran derrota de Washington. globalizacion.ca El chavismo logró una contundente victoria en las mega-elecciones regionales y municipales del 21 de noviembre. Había en disputa 3 mil 82 puestos de elección popular, entre ellos 23 gubernaturas, 335 alcaldías, 253 diputados a consejos legislativos estatales y 2…
(2021-11-25). Venezuela condena declaraciones injerencistas de Colombia sobre elecciones. telesurtv.net El Ministerio venezolano de Relaciones Exteriores aseguró que el mandatario colombiano vertió sus expresiones "siguiendo la línea de Washington".
(2021-11-24). Morally Bankrupt US Criticizes Venezuela's 21N Elections—Venezuela Responds. orinocotribune.com 
On Monday, November 22, Washington, through the US Department of State, issued a The new attack by Washington, this time against the regional and municipal elections of November 21, occurred while the international oversight teams continue to report with their observations on the process. | In the official statement, State Department spokesman Anthony Blinken accused…
(2021-11-24). Venezuela Rejects US and Canadian Efforts to Discredit Elections. venezuelanalysis.com Caracas said US imperialism and its allies were the "big losers" following regional and local elections.
(2021-11-24). China Urges Other Countries to Respect Venezuelan People's Will. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, November 23, the spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zhao Lijian, called on the international community to respect Venezuela's electoral system and the will of the Venezuelan people, clearly manifested in the recent November 21 regional and municipal elections. | During a statement given to the press, The pronouncement made by spokesperson Zhao was a res…
(2021-11-24). Iván Duque Lashes Out at Venezuelan Elections Again. orinocotribune.com Colombia's President Iván Duque once again lashed out at Venezuela and its recent elections. In a bout of transnational interference, Duque described Venezuela's November 21 elections as a "farce and a hoax." | In an allusion to the title of a Gabriel García Marquez novel, In Duque's own words, the Venezuelan elections were "a chronicle of a fraud foretold. Once again, this was an election manipulated by a regime that controls absol…
(2021-11-24). EU Observation Mission: Venezuela's Electoral Process was "Good or Very Good" orinocotribune.com After recognizing the balance of Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), the head of the European Union's Electoral Observation Mission, Isabel Santos, earlier today presented the The EU's Electoral Observation Mission (EOM), which participated as an observer in last Sunday's elections on the invitation of Venezuela's government, will deliver its final report between January and February of next year, according to Santos. | "This is a pre…
(2021-11-24). Iran: Elections in Venezuela Are a Demonstration of Democracy. orinocotribune.com Iran has congratulated the government and the people of Venezuela for their "successful and transparent" regional and municipal elections, held on November 21. | On Tuesday, November 23, the spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Said Jatibzade, described Venezuela's election as a "beautiful demonstration" of democracy and unity between the people and the government, in their bid to build a better future. | Spokesperson Jatibzade declared that "the Islamic Republic of Iran expresses its support and solidarity with Venezuela." The statement was issued after Iran congratulated the "brotherly and…
(2021-11-24). Venezuela Rejects Canadian Statements About 2021 Elections. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Venezuela categorically rejected the Canadian government's interventionist statements related to the subnational elections held on November 21. | RELATED: | "It is regrettable that, in the absence of its own foreign policy and in order to meet the U.S. expectations, the government of Canada resorts to disqualifying an electoral process widely validated by over 300 international observers," the Boliva…
(2021-11-24). 'Return to Homeland' Plan Repatriates 249 Venezuelans from Peru. telesurenglish.net The Bolivarian Foreign Affairs Ministry announced that 249 Venezuelans returned to their country from Peru through the "Return to the Homeland Plan" (RHP), a voluntary repatriation program implemented by President Nicolas Maduro's administration. | RELATED: | At 10: 27 p.m. on Tuesday, a flight of the state airline Conviasa took off from Lima with 135 adults, 26 older adults, and 88 minors. Almost four hours later, the pla…
(2021-11-24). Dominant PSUV sweeps Venezuela's 'mega-elections'. mronline.org 
The ruling party won at least 19 governorships with a highly divided opposition landing three.
(2021-11-24). Yulimar Rojas Is Nominated for Best Athlete of the Year. telesurenglish.net The International Athletics Federation announced that the Venezuelan athlete, Yulimar Rojas, winner of a gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, heads the five finalists nominated for the World Female Athlete of the Year, at the 2021 World Athletics Awards. | RELATED: | This 26-year-old athlete, who holds the world record for women's triple jump, is an Olympic champion, a two-time World Champion (2017 London and 2019 Doha), an…
(2021-11-24). Lecciones de Chile y Venezuela. globalizacion.ca En los comicios presidenciales y regionales celebrados en Chile y Venezuela volvió a evidenciarse la diferencia entre lo nacional popular y el nacionalismo conservador: el primero responde a las luchas históricas del pueblo, y el segundo a los prejuicios de…
(2021-11-24). Venezuela — La Revolución Bolivariana triunfó pese a… globalizacion.ca Es rotundo el triunfo de la Revolución Bolivariana, en las elecciones celebradas el pasado domingo 21-11-2021 en Venezuela. Una muestra de ello es, haber ganado 20 gobernaciones de 23 y arrasado, en al menos, 205 alcaldías de las 335 en…
(2021-11-24). 'Peace In Colombia Is A Moral Obligation,' UN Secretary. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pointed out that Colombia has a "moral obligation" to strengthen the 2016 Peace Agreement signed between the Colombian State and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP). | RELATED: | "After over five decades of conflict… we have a moral obligation to ensure this peace process succeeds… To a world of geopolitical divisions, endless wars…
(2021-11-24). U.K., Irish Statement on Colombian Peace Agreement Anniversary. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, 147 parliamentarians from the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the Houses of the Oireachtas of the Republic of Ireland, and the Legislative Assembly of Northern Ireland signed a declaration to support the 2016 Peace Agreement between the Colombian State and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP). The text of this declaration is presented below. | RELATED: | "We take this moment of the f…
(2021-11-24). Uribe Denies The Validity Of The Colombian Peace Agreement. telesurenglish.net In a letter sent to United Nations Secretary Antonio Guterres on Wednesday, former President Alvaro Uribe denied the legal validity and political legitimacy of the 2016 Peace Agreement signed between the Colombian State and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). | RELATED: | Mimicking the discourse deployed by far-right militias and political organizations, Uribe said the Peace Agreement violated inter…
