In other news, he also decreed Christmas would be on October 1 this year. Yeah, you heard that right
Latin America
Maduro orders arrest of former presidential candidate, deepens political persecution
Chavismo, which still claims without evidence that it won the ballot, would not back the plan either
Argentina backs González as ‘undisputed winner’ of Venezuela elections
The Foreign Ministry issued a statement in which it also condemned Maduro for charging opposition leaders with conspiracy
CFK sides with Lula and AMLO, calls for Maduro to show voting records
The former Argentine president was one of the few center-left Latin American leaders who had not voiced her opinion on the Venezuelan elections
Argentina’s Foreign Ministry contradicts Mondino on Venezuela election results
Diana Mondino called opposition candidate González Urrutia the new president-elect, but an official communiqué said the government is still assessing the situation
Chaos in BA and Caracas as Argentina, Venezuela recall diplomats
The post-electoral diplomatic dispute has left opposition aides and Venezuelan migrants in limbo
‘Venezuela election cannot be considered democratic,’ Carter Center says
The NGO said the process did not meet international standards. Police surrounded the Argentine Embassy in Caracas again
A group of students also remains missing after allegedly being pressured to vote for President Nicolás Maduro
Maduro gives Argentine diplomats 72 hours to leave Venezuela
No guarantees for the six people working for the opposition’s campaign who received political asylum in the Argentine embassy