Tag: opposition
Venezuela’s Maduro says the opposition is attempting a coup | News in brief
President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro says the opposition is attempting a coup. The Electoral Commission (CNE), loyal to Maduro, declared him president for a new six-year term on Monday. According…
President Nicolas Maduro re-elected for third term, opposition cries fraud
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro won the presidential election on Sunday, July 28, with 51.20% of the vote – or 5.15 million votes -, the electoral commission announced on Monday, July…
Nicolás Maduro wins Venezuelan presidential election – opposition accuses of irregularities | News in brief
The current president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, continues for his third term as the country’s president. The election victory contradicts door-to-door polls. The current president of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro won…
In Venezuela, the opposition leader called on the voters of the presidential election to stay at the polls to monitor the counting | News in brief
Leader of the opposition in Venezuela, South America María Corina Machado urged those who voted in the presidential election on Sunday to stay at the polling stations to monitor the…
Official start of the “political truce”, the opposition decides otherwise
Although Emmanuel Macron has called for a “political truce” during the Olympic Games period, the left continues to hold meetings and various appeals. The essential This Friday is the…
Three opposition MPs arrested ahead of anti-corruption protests
Three Ugandan opposition MPs have been remanded in custody, police announced on the evening of Monday 22 July. The arrests came on the eve of anti-corruption protests banned by the…
More than 500 arrested in Bangladesh riots – including opposition leaders | Foreign countries
A change in the law favoring the hiring of family members of war veterans has led to large protests. More than 160 have died and dozens of injured have been…
Bangladesh arrests opposition figure, bans rallies after violence
In Bangladesh, violence now seems omnipresent. Angry crowds managed to push back riot police on Thursday, July 19, during protests against a quota system in public sector jobs, which turned…
Saudi opposition leader on hunger strike in Bulgarian detention centre
For two weeks, a Saudi asylum seeker and opposition figure has been on hunger strike in Bulgaria. He has been detained for three years and is at risk of being…
Opposition candidates concerned about obstacles when filing candidacies
In Tunisia, the electoral period begins on July 14 for the presidential election scheduled for October 6. But even before the submission of candidacies has begun, opposition candidates are reporting…