The season officially began October 1, as decreed by the country's authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro. "I am going to declare the advancement of Christmas to the first of October," he said.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro challenged Elon Musk to a fight after Musk alleged the country’s presidential election was fraudulent. AFP via Getty Images Musk’s posts quickly caught the ...

Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro said his opposition rivals and their supporters who took to the street should be jailed for at least 30 years, as he asked the nation’s government-controlled ...

Maduro seems to have learned to live in a permanent simulacrum mode. He says whatever he wants, however he wants. He says and disavows things in any way, and before any audience.

A contested comeback This is not the first time a Maduro victory has been called into question. In fact, every presidential vote in which he’s been a candidate, dating back to when he first took ...