Venezuela’s Protests Highlight Years of Soaring Poverty and Failed Economic Policies

Published on July 31, 2024

Chaos has dominated the streets of Venezuelan cities since July 29 after it was announced that current President Nicolas Maduro won the country’s presidential election, securing him a third term in office. Presently, there are reports of 11 deaths from police clashes with demonstrators and at least 700 arrests amid widespread claims of election fraud. Protesters aren’t the only ones challenging Venezuela’s election results. The Atlanta-based Carter Center announced on July 30 that it cannot “verify or corroborate” the National Electoral Council’s (CNE’s) results. The Carter Center signed a memorandum of understanding with Venezuela’s CNE in March, which stated the group would be allowed to observe the election process freely. Seventeen Carter Center experts and observers were deployed and based in Caracas, Barinas, Maracaibo, and Valencia....

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