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

In Venezuela, voter turnout was low for recent elections due to public disillusionment following last year's contentious ...

A burst of gunfire shattered the stillness along the Cuyuní River when soldiers from the Guyana Defense Force came under ...

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

That was also the view of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who described the election as a "farce" − a "trap" set by a government lacking democratic legitimacy. Machado called for a boycott.

Around 13% of Mexicans likely turned out to vote in the country's first-ever judicial election, Mexico's INE electoral ...

By Marco Cacciati Venezuela's United Socialist ruling party (PSUV) claimed an overwhelming victory in the May 25 ...

For those inside the embassy, the stakes were life or death. They knew what happened to dissidents detained by the intelligence agencies. Torture was routine. Disappearance was possible. “We were on ...

The move comes as the United States threatens to choke off Venezuela ... for lending legitimacy to a leader accused of widespread human rights abuses and stealing a recent election.

On May 25, a day before Guyana commemorates its 59th year of independence, the government of Nicolás Maduro said it intended ...

With just days remaining before Venezuela’s parliamentary ... 2019 when his predecessor Ivan Duque rejected the legitimacy of Maduro's re-election to a second term. Since former president ...

Kalua accuses MEC of secrecy over registration and verification machines, demands full disclosure before 2025 Elections - The ...