10/03/2013 | World

Venezuela opposition leader joins presidential race

Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles said on Sunday he will challenge the late Hugo Chavez's preferred successor for the presidency next month, setting the stage for a bitter campaign.

24/04/2013 | Latin America

Venezuela's parliament launches probe into Capriles

Venezuela's government-controlled parliament set up an inquiry into violence over its disputed election that authorities blame on opposition leader Henrique Capriles.

15/04/2013 | Latin America

Venezuela opposition demands vote recount, protests flare

Hundreds of protesters clashed with police in the Venezuelan capital after opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles called for demonstrations to demand a recount of votes from the election on Sunday to replace the late Hugo Chávez.

16/04/2013 | Latin America

Venezuela's Capriles calls off planned march in Caracas

Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles called off a march by his supporters in Caracas planned for Wednesday, saying on Tuesday that his rivals were plotting to "infiltrate" the rally to trigger violence.

19/04/2013 | Latin America

Maduro sworn in, Venezuela to review disputed vote

Nicolas Maduro was sworn in as Venezuela's president at a ceremony attended by leaders from Iran to Brazil after a decision to widen an electronic audit of the vote took some of the heat out of a dispute over his election.

14/04/2013 | Latin America

Expectation grows in Venezuela as future of 'Chavista' populism is decided

Venezuelans voted on whether to honor Hugo Chavez's dying wish for a longtime loyalist to continue his self-styled socialist revolution or hand power to a young challenger promising business-friendly changes.

14/04/2013 | Latin America

Venezuela's Capriles alleges plan to 'change' vote

Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles charged on there was a plot to change the result of the country's presidential election, which will decide if a longtime loyalist continues Hugo Chavez's self-styled socialist revolution.

15/04/2013 | Latin America

Maduro calls for calm, open to vote audit

Venezuela's ruling party candidate Nicolás Maduro called for peace and said he would be willing for Sunday's election result to be audited.

18/03/2013 | Latin America

Venezuelan leader Maduro has big poll lead over Capriles

Venezuela's acting president, Nicolas Maduro, has a commanding 14-percentage point lead over opposition candidate Henrique Capriles ahead of next month's election, according to the first major poll published since the death of Hugo Chavez.

20/03/2013 | Latin America

Capriles mocks Maduro as non-entity

Fighting an uphill battle in Venezuela's election, opposition leader Henrique Capriles scoffs at acting president and rival Nicolás Maduro as a non-entity riding on the memory of Hugo Chávez to hide his own incompetence.

14/04/2013 | Latin America

Factbox: Candidates Maduro and Capriles

Venezuelan acting President Nicolás Maduro and opposition candidate Henrique Capriles square off in Sunday's election to determine who will succeed socialist leader Hugo Chávez, who died of cancer last month.

11/03/2013 | Latin America

Venezuela's Capriles joins race, tussles with Maduro

Venezuela's opposition leader vowed to fight late Hugo Chávez's preferred successor for the presidency next month and the pair quickly locked horns in an angry war of words.

15/03/2013 | Latin America

Venezuelans flood streets for Chávez coffin parade

Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans were on the streets again today at a funeral parade for Hugo Chávez amid opposition protests that the government was exploiting his death to win the election.

17/03/2013 | Latin America

Venezuela's Maduro urges Obama to halt 'plot' against rival

Venezuela's acting president urged US President Barack Obama to stop what he called a plot by the Pentagon and the Central Intelligence Agency to kill his opposition rival and trigger a coup ahead of an April 14 election.

07/03/2013 | Latin America

Venezuela's Chávez to be embalmed for public view

08/03/2013 | Latin America

Maduro takes office, as opposition questions SC sentence

09/03/2013 | Latin America

As Venezuelans mourn Chavez, election expected in April

Venezuela will likely hold a presidential election in mid-April, multiple sources from the opposition and election board said although some in the government were pushing for the symbolic April 13 anniversary of Hugo Chávez's return to power after a short-lived 2002 coup.

04/10/2012 | Latin America

Venezuela's Chávez fights Capriles in re-election bid

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez faces the toughest election of his 14-year rule on Sunday in a vote pitting his charisma and oil-financed largesse against challenger Henrique Capriles' promise of jobs, safer streets and an end to cronyism.

16/01/2013 | Latin America

'Talk to us,' Venezuela's Capriles urges Chávez

Venezuela's opposition leader, Henrique Capriles, called today for a proof of life from ailing President Hugo Chávez who has not been seen since cancer surgery in Cuba five weeks ago.

05/03/2013 | Latin America

Venezuela opposition leader urges unity, offers condolences

Opposition leader Henrique Capriles called for unity among Venezuelans and offered condolences to Hugo Chávez's family and supporters after the president's death today.

28/09/2012 | Latin America

Satellite launch stirs passions before Venezuela vote

Venezuela will launch its second satellite in a move President Hugo Chávez says highlights the achievements of his self-styled revolution ahead of an election, but which his rival says underscores his neglect of problems closer to home.

29/09/2012 | Latin America

Two Venezuelan opposition activists shot dead

Gunmen shot and killed two local leaders of parties backing presidential challenger Henrique Capriles today in the worst violence of a volatile campaign before Venezuela's election next weekend, the opposition said.

01/10/2012 | Latin America

Venezuela's Capriles vows to help Colombian peace talks

Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles pledged to help Colombia in its peace talks with rebels and distance himself from Iran should he defeat President Hugo Chávez in an increasingly tight race ahead of Sunday's election.

17/09/2012 | Latin America

Venezuela's Capriles slams Chávez for blocking broadcast

Venezuela's opposition candidate Henrique Capriles slammed President Hugo Chávez for blocking a live broadcast of an opposition rally, highlighting criticism the leftist leader abuses state resources to guarantee his re-election.

22/09/2012 | Latin America

Venezuela's Capriles mocks Chávez's pledges at rally

Venezuela's opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles spoke at a rally today, mocking President Hugo Chavez's grandiose campaign pledges two weeks before the election, and vowed to fix voters' daily problems if he wins.

26/09/2012 | Latin America

Venezuela polls mixed as presidential vote nears

Venezuelan pollsters diverged sharply over whether President Hugo Chávez will win re-election on Oct. 7 or lose to opposition rival Henrique Capriles in an increasingly close election.

13/09/2012 | Latin America

Aide to Venezuela opposition candidate fired amid corruption talk

Venezuela's opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles kicked a top aide off his campaign  after vague corruption accusations by government leaders, potentially harming his bid to unseat socialist President Hugo Chávez.

14/09/2012 | Latin America

Venezuela's Capriles goes on offensive after graft accusations

Venezuela's opposition challenger Henrique Capriles sought to deflect attention from a corruption row by throwing the accusation back at President Hugo Chávez on Friday in an escalating political brawl ahead of the Oct. 7 vote.

16/09/2012 | Latin America

Venezuela opposition chides Chavez over recent weeping jag

Venezuela's opposition presidential candidate chided Hugo Chavez for publicly weeping over the loss of freedom he has had to contend with during his 14 years in power, all part of an increasingly dramatic campaign ahead of the Oct. 7 vote.

19/06/2012 | Latin America

Chávez has 16-point lead in latest Venezuela poll

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has a 16-percentage-point lead over opposition candidate Henrique Capriles ahead of an election in October, a new opinion poll showed today.

01/07/2012 | Latin America

Venezuela's Chávez, Capriles launch presidential race

President Hugo Chávez shook off his health problems to lead a massive rally on Sunday while opposition rival Henrique Capriles took to remote regions for the formal launch of Venezuela's presidential race.

20/08/2012 | Latin America

Well-armed Venezuela prisoners riot again, killing 25

Well-armed inmates in one of Venezuela's notoriously overcrowded prisons rioted over the weekend, killing 25 people, the government said.

20/04/2012 | Latin America

Venezuela seeks arrest of fugitive judge through Interpol

Venezuela asked Interpol to issue a notice for the arrest of a former Supreme Court justice who fled the country after he was removed from the bench for allegedly assisting a drug trafficker.

10/05/2012 | Latin America

Chávez rival struggles to close gap in Venezuela race

On a heady night in mid-February, Henrique Capriles roared himself hoarse with optimism at his victory rally in Caracas after trouncing rivals to win the Venezuelan opposition's presidential ticket.

10/06/2012 | Latin America

Capriles rallies Venezuelans to challenge Chávez

Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans flooded downtown Caracas to support opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in the biggest rally to date of his campaign to unseat cancer-stricken socialist President Hugo Chávez.

15/02/2012 | Latin America

Venezuela's Chávez taunts 'bourgeois' election foe

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez vowed to thrash newly chosen opposition leader Henrique Capriles in an October election and mocked his foes for copying him to woo voters.

22/02/2012 | Latin America

Chávez surgery rocks Venezuela ahead of election

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's imminent departure for more cancer surgery in Cuba has thrown his re-election campaign into uncertainty and once again shaken the socialist leader's passionate supporters.

19/04/2012 | Latin America

Ex-Supreme Court justice says Venezuela manipulates courts

A Venezuelan Supreme Court judge who was removed from his post last month for assisting a drug trafficker has accused President Hugo Chávez's leftist government of systematically manipulating the courts, including meddling in drug cases.

24/01/2012 | Latin America

Venezuela's López pulls out of presidential race

Leopoldo López, one of Venezuela's best-known opposition leaders, has pulled out of the South American nation's presidential race and will back coalition frontrunner Henrique Capriles Radonski, sources in both camps said today.

12/02/2012 | Latin America

Venezuela's Capriles to run against Chávez

Youthful state governor Henrique Capriles won Venezuela's opposition primary on Sunday, setting up a potentially close battle with socialist President Hugo Chávez in an October election.

13/02/2012 | Latin America

Venezuela's Capriles seeks to unseat Chávez

Venezuela's opposition primary winner Henrique Capriles exuded confidence that he can unseat President Hugo Chávez and end 13 years of socialism that foes say has left the OPEC nation in crisis.

07/10/2012 | Latin America

Chávez’s fate lies in Venezuela’s divided barrios

The last time he ran for re-election, President Hugo Chávez won comfortably in Petare, one of Latin America’s biggest slums with nearly half a million people.

07/10/2012 | In Depth - Elections in Venezuela

Key facts: Chávez battles Capriles for Venezuelan presidency

Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez faces opposition challenger Henrique Capriles in what looks like the former soldier's toughest election in 14 years of socialist rule.