Nicolas Maduro

Chavez Heir To Be Sworn-In As Vote Audit Expands

Nicolas Maduro will be sworn in as Venezuela’s president on Friday.

CBS4–2013/04/19

Venezuelan flags fly in support of Henrique Capriles who lost Sunday's presidential election in Venezuela. (Source: CBS4)

S. Fla. Venezuelans Disappointed In Maduro’s Presidential Victory

Hugo Chavez’s hand-picked successor has won Venezuela’s presidential election and his challenger Henrique Capriles, along with South Florida Venezuelans, are not happy about it.

CBS Miami–2013/04/15

Local Venezuelans board buses in Doral headed for New Orleans to vote Sunday. (Source: CBS4)

Venezuelans Travel To New Orleans To Cast Ballots

Thousands of Venezuelans who live in South Florida hopped buses or caught flights bound for New Orleans to vote Sunday in the homeland’s historic presidential election.

CBS4–2013/04/14

Local Venezuelans Board Buses To New Orleans To Vote

On Saturday afternoon, South Florida’s Venezuelans began a 16-hour trek from Doral to New Orleans, to vote in their country’s presidential election.

CBS4–2013/04/13

Venezuelan Vice-President Nicolas Maduro will face off against opposition leader Enrique Capriles in Venezuela's presidential election, slated for Sunday, April 14, 2013. (Photo credit LEO RAMIREZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Venezuelans Head To Louisiana To Vote In Post-Chavez Election

Venezuelans across South Florida are headed to New Orleans to vote in the first presidential election since the death of Hugo Chavez.

CBS4–2013/04/12

S. Florida Venezuelans Excited About Election

Venezuelans in South Florida are excited about the April 14th election when they will cast their ballot for a new president of their homeland following the death of Hugo Chavez last week.

CBS4–2013/03/10

The restaurant El Arepazo in Doral is at the heart of the community and hundreds of Venezuelans gathered at its tables to watch news broadcasts of the death coverage while getting their fill of corn flour patties called arepas. (Source: CBS4)

Venezuelans In S. Florida Hope For Change With New Election

Many Venezuelans living in South Florida are cautiously optimistic that with the death of President Hugo Chavez new elections could bring change to their homeland.

2013/03/06

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Dies

Venezuelan Vice-President Nicolas Maduro announced Tuesday that President Hugo Chavez passed away at the age of 58. He leaves behind a country he built through charisma and populist rhetoric along with an anti-American message.

CBS4–2013/03/05

Official site for U.S. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Source: CBS4)

Ros-Lehtinen Calls For Venezuelan Diplomat To Be Expelled

Florida Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said Tuesday the U.S. must expel the Venezuelan diplomats after the Latin American country allegedly threw out an Air Force attaché earlier in the day.

CBS Miami–2013/03/05

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is shown on Venezuelan Television for the first time in two months on 2/15/12. (Source: Government Of Venezuela)

Venezuelan V.P. Says Chavez “Fighting For His Life”

Venezuela’s vice president said Thursday that President Hugo Chavez is fighting for his life while he continues to undergo treatment more than two months after his latest cancer surgery.

CBS4–2013/03/01

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