Venezuelans on Sunday for the first time elected a governor and other lawmakers for Essequibo, an oil-rich region that ...

Venezuela’s ruling coalition secures a big win in parliamentary and regional elections boycotted by the opposition.

In Sunday’s election, President Nicolás Maduro has called to elect a governor of Essequibo — a region that actually belongs ...

Venezuela's ruling party is celebrating what it has described as "an overwhelming victory" in regional and parliamentary ...

Instead its “governor” was chosen by a few voters in Venezuela’s Bolívar state, across the border. When the new legislative ...

The State Department says elections called by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to elect a governor and legislators for the ...

Boycotting elections often contributes to greater authoritarian control and deepens divisions within the opposition.

Venezuelans still reeling from the outcome of last year’s presidential election did not respond to government calls to get ...

Some in the opposition say the only way to protest is to abstain. Others say doing so will let the government “say they won ...

The party of President Nicolas Maduro has won 40 out of 50 seats, though the divided opposition has denounced irregularities ...

Venezuelans head to the polls in parliamentary and gubernatorial elections Sunday, months after President Nicolas Maduro ...

The United Socialist Party of Venezuela won 23 out of 24 state governor positions and scored 82.68% of the votes cast for ...