Smear: Allies of Hugo Chavez (left) are trying to discredit Henrique Capriles (right) who on Sunday was named as the leader of the oppositionRead Full Story
CARACAS/BRIDGETOWN (Reuters) - A Barbados-based holding company led by executives of Venezuelan food and beermaker Empresas Polar has filed an international arbitration claim against President Hugo Chavez's government over its nationalization of a fertilizer project, documents show.Read Full Story
Miranda Gov. Henrique Capriles won the opposition primary held over the weekend and will face President Hugo Chavez in the Oct. 7 presidential election.
“I am not a messiah, nor do I claim to be, I am a public servant with a total commitment to our country and a commitment to everyone,” Capriles told the private Venevision network on Monday.
Capriles won Sunday’s primary election, garnering 1.8 million of the 2.9 million votes cast.
The governor will now take on Chavez , who was elected...Read Full Story
MiamiHerald.com Capriles wins Venezuela's first opposition primary vote, will challenge Chavez Washington Post CARACAS, Venezuela — State governor Henrique Capriles won Venezuela's first opposition primary vote by a wide margin on Sunday, emerging as the single candidate who will try to end President Hugo Chavez's 13 years in power. Capriles, the 39-year-old ... Venezuela's Opposition Picks Capriles in Bid to Outflank Chavez Bloomberg Henrique Capriles wins opposition primary MiamiHerald.com...Read Full Story
CBC.ca Venezuela's Capriles wins primary, seeks to beat Chavez Reuters By Brian Ellsworth | CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles easily won a primary election on Sunday to become the unity candidate against President Hugo Chavez, vowing to end 13 years of socialist rule that he said has left ... Hugo Chavez faces presidential challenge from state Governor Henrique Capriles Telegraph.co.uk Venezuela's Henrique Capriles will face Hugo Chavez in race Los Angeles...Read Full Story
The bourgeoisie have their candidate -- the candidate of the anti-fatherland, of capitalism, of the Yankees. We are going to thrash that bourgeoisie." Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has pledged that he will ‘thrash ...
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez unloaded on the opposition Wednesday, blasting them for destroying voter records and accusing them of lacking concrete proposals ahead of October's presidential election.Click to Continue »
CARACAS/BRIDGETOWN (Reuters) - A Barbados-based holding company led by executives of Venezuelan food and beermaker Empresas Polar has filed an international arbitration claim against President Hugo Chavez's government over its nationalization of a fertilizer project, documents show.
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelans quickly got a taste of how nasty this year's presidential campaign will be, as President Hugo Chavez, speaking at a function in eastern Bolivar state on Wednesday, launched various broadsides at Henrique ...
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez vowed on Wednesday to thrash newly chosen opposition leader Henrique Capriles in an October election and mocked his foes for copying him to woo voters. It was the socialist leader's first ...