Last week Venezuela was plunged into uncertainty when the US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaidó proclaimed himself ‘acting president’

National Electoral Council chair Tibisay Lucena put the rate of abstention at 72.6%

Hundreds of protesters have clashed with police in Venezuela’s capital as the government has rejected opposition demands for a vote recount.

Venezuela’s acting president Nicolas Maduro has been declared the winner of the election by a 50.66% win, attributing his victory to Hugo Chávez.

Venezuelans will decide whether to honour Hugo Chavez’s wish for a loyalist to continue his hardline socialism or hand power to a young challenger.

Venezuelans have taken to the streets at a funeral parade for Hugo Chavez amid protests that the government was exploiting his death to win election.

Venezuela’s opposition leader Henrique Capriles has launched what many consider a doomed candidacy to replace Hugo Chávez.

Drawn from the ruling party or not, Hugo Chávez’s successor will have to face the fallout of socialist revolution.

Venezuela’s socialist leader Hugo Chavez has comfortably won re-election, quashing the opposition’s best chance at unseating him in 14 years.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he believes he has beaten cancer and will be strong enough to rule for another six years if he wins re-election.

Hugo Chavez to face stiff competition from youthful presidential hopeful.

Hugo Chávez this week launched a push for constitutional reform that would allow him to go on seeking indefinite re-election as Venezuela’s president.