Tag: Opposition

Categories Latin America

Venezuela’s Guaido-led opposition holds alternative vote and then BURNS BALLOTS after boycotting legislative elections

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Venezuelan opposition led by US-backed ‘interim president’ Juan Guaido has held “popular consultations” to demonstrate rejection of the nation’s government after boycotting parliamentary vote but ended up burning ballots instead. … Read More >Venezuela’s Guaido-led opposition holds alternative vote and then BURNS BALLOTS after boycotting legislative elections

Categories World

Latest Tikhanovskaya attempt to discredit Lukashenko sees Belarusian ‘People’s Embassies’ open in 14 Western countries

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Belarusian opposition figurehead Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has begun opening so-called ‘People’s Embassies’ for Belarus, an initiative launched by members of the diaspora abroad who oppose current President Alexander Lukashenko. … Read More >Latest Tikhanovskaya attempt to discredit Lukashenko sees Belarusian ‘People’s Embassies’ open in 14 Western countries

Categories Latin America

‘The opposition does not have a leader’: Ditch ‘exhausted’ Guaido charade, Venezuelan opposition figure pleads with US

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Venezuelan opposition politician Henrique Capriles has urged the incoming Biden administration to halt US efforts to install self-styled interim president Juan Guaido as the rightful occupant of President Nicolas Maduro’s office. … Read More >‘The opposition does not have a leader’: Ditch ‘exhausted’ Guaido charade, Venezuelan opposition figure pleads with US

Categories Russia

Expected polling bounce for Navalny fails to materialize as trust rating drops; Putin also down, Communists & Nationalists up

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A new poll has revealed that support for opposition parties in Russia is on the up. However, In bad news for the West’s favorite Kremlin critic, fewer and fewer voters say they trust anti-corruption activist Alexey Navalny. … Read More >Expected polling bounce for Navalny fails to materialize as trust rating drops; Putin also down, Communists & Nationalists up

Categories World

Tikhanovskaya tells pro-NATO lobbyists that US must ‘act strongly’ to remove Lukashenko & investigate police brutality in Belarus

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Belarusian opposition figurehead Svetlana Tikhanovskaya told a meeting of the Atlantic Council on Monday that foreign governments needed to work together to depose the country’s leader, Alexander Lukashenko. … Read More >Tikhanovskaya tells pro-NATO lobbyists that US must ‘act strongly’ to remove Lukashenko & investigate police brutality in Belarus

Categories Latin America

Claims Opposition Does Not Take Part in Elections in Venezuela Are Absurd, Politician Says

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The opposition in the parliamentary elections in Venezuela is represented by two coalitions out of four, statements about the absence of opposition are absurd, the candidate from the Somos Venezuela party, which is part of the pro-government Patriotic Coalition, Inder Romero, said. … Read More >Claims Opposition Does Not Take Part in Elections in Venezuela Are Absurd, Politician Says

Categories Russia

Leading Russian liberal journalist fired by US state-controlled media RFE/RL for discussing family of Alexey Navalny’s wife

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Journalist Timur Olevsky has been fired by Current Time, a Russian-language TV channel created by US government-run RFE/RL, after he discussed a conspiracy theory about opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s father-in-law. … Read More >Leading Russian liberal journalist fired by US state-controlled media RFE/RL for discussing family of Alexey Navalny’s wife

Categories World

A split in Belarus’ opposition? Kolesnikova hints at talks with embattled Lukashenko but Tikhanovskaya favors West’s intervention

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A key figure in Belarus’ opposition movement has set out terms for talks with authorities to end unrest in the country, whereas her former protest partner is visiting Western capitals seeking foreign support. Is there a split? … Read More >A split in Belarus’ opposition? Kolesnikova hints at talks with embattled Lukashenko but Tikhanovskaya favors West’s intervention