Venezuela’s firebrand socialist president is no longer a shoo-in to win re-election on Oct. 7—for reasons that are also haunting other leaders on the Latin American left.
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Behind the Story: TIME’s Tim Padgett Discusses Venezuela’s Coming Election
TIME’s Latin America correspondent talks about the growing discontent with President Hugo Chávez in Venezuela’s barrios and how he reported his magazine story on the possible end of Chávez’s hold on power
Will Venezuela’s Pandemic of Crime Destabilize Hugo Chávez’s Regime?
The socialist government has stopped releasing statistics, but on the eve of Chávez’s re-election bid his country’s murder rate is much worse than Mexico’s—which is fighting a narco war
Venezuelan Video Scandal Fizzles: Can Capriles Still Unseat Chávez?
Hugo Chávez’s campaign may have fired a dud with a video that purportedly shows a top aide of challenger Henrique Capriles taking cash from a wealthy business baron — and that’s largely because the Chávez government itself …
Venezuela’s Refinery Explosion: Has Chávez Made Petroleum Too Political?
The Aug. 25 disaster at Paraguaná, the worst refinery accident in Venezuela’s history, killed 48 people – and, before a presidential election, revives charges that Hugo Chávez has weakened his oil industry by turning it into …
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As the Presidential Campaign Kicks Off, Many Venezuelans Don’t Like Their Options
The Venezuelan presidential campaign officially starts July 1, pitting the demagogic populist Hugo Chávez against Henrique Capriles, the most capable opposition candidate yet. But both men will have to woo a large segment of …