state of Lara

Marquina recalled that Falcon failed to be reelected as governor of the state of Lara in October's gubernatorial elections and said that Falcon himself had denounced electoral irregularities. Many opposition parties and politicians have called on Falcon to withdraw from the race, insisting that the elections are “fraudulent” and ...

In the May 20 presidential elections, one of Maduro's main rivals will be former Lara State Governor Henri Falcon, a university professor. Representatives of 15 organizations with national political aims, six national Indigenous organizations, one group of voters and several independent candidates also ...

A disturbance in the Amazonas state prison last year left 38 dead, and a riot at the Uribana prison in Lara state in 2013 claimed 61 victims. Saab offered no hypothesis on how the blaze might have started. Unidentified officials have told local reporters that the inmates started it by setting mattresses on fire, ...

“People were sold real expectations involving a socialist model that offered them heaven and gave them hell,” Falcon – who governed Lara state from 2008-2017 and left the United Socialist Party in 2010 – told EFE, adding that the people were cheated and are desperate to rid themselves of the current government.

During a political ceremony held in the state of Lara, Bertucci pointed out as the main objective of his electoral message to overcome the current abstentionism by the most radical sectors of the opposition, reluctant to hold the elections. 'My vision is, in the first place, to overcome abstention, and to get 75 ...

Guests: Margaret Mims, Fresno County Sheriff; Evan Halper, National reporter for the Los Angeles Times; Senator Ricardo Lara, State Senator representing California's 33rd Senate District (Los Angeles County); Kevin Johnson, Dean of the U.C. Davis School of Law. Professor of Public Interest Law and ...

Guests: Margaret Mims, Fresno County Sheriff; Evan Halper, National reporter for the Los Angeles Times; Senator Ricardo Lara, State Senator representing California's 33rd Senate District (Los Angeles County); Kevin Johnson, Dean of the U.C. Davis School of Law. Professor of Public Interest Law and ...

Former Lara State Governor Henri Falcon, an ex-Chavista (a follower of former President Hugo Chavez) opposed to Maduro's administration, will run as the candidate of the Progressive Advance and Movement Towards Socialism parties. The three remaining candidates are Reinaldo Quijada, an electrical ...

The El Maizal commune [in Simon Plana municipality, Lara state] was the focal point for the gathering in solidarity with the entire Simon Planas commune movement, which is currently fighting for the electoral recognition of Angel Prado, a member of our movement who achieved victory in the last municipal ...

Falcon first emerged as a renegade in 2008 when he unilaterally launched a run for governor of Lara state without the blessing of his mentor Hugo Chavez, a move that led to his brief expulsion from the socialist party. He was reinstated after pledging loyalty, Chavez recognized his huge crossover appeal.

Venezuelan media outlet AVN named some of the other citizens arrested as part of this operation, including Ramona Avalo in Zulia State, Eduard Cordero and Tomas Concha in Lara State, and airport security official Carlos Hernandez in Caracas. Saab additionally alleged that the latest arrests are ...

Despite having a military background, Falcon left the armed forces well before beginning his political career. He was elected as a delegate to the 1999 National Constituent Assembly from Lara State, before going on to serve as Mayor of Barquisimeto and later, governor of Lara State until he lost the seat in ...

Some opposition leaders fear his candidacy would alienate himself from the opposition's upper and middle class, as well as their anti-Chavista base who consider him a traitor for conceding defeat in his last run at governor of the state of Lara State. Before being governor of Lara state (2000-2008), ...

While former Lara state Gov. Henri Falcon, a prominent opposition politician, said Thursday he's still weighing an independent run, the deadline to register candidates is five days away. Maduro's call Wednesday to push up elections for congress — the one branch of government he doesn't control — to ...

Trade union leaders of the Lacteos Los Andes “Hugo Chavez” plant in Cabudare, Lara state, were arrested on February 1. The arrests came after peaceful protests by its workforce that aimed at drawing attention to what they say are inefficient and unproductive policies by management. The plant was ...

MICHIGAN (WLUC) - The Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) reminded prospective medical marijuana license applicants today that the deadline for applicants currently operating with local approval is February 15th. For these prospective licensees to avoid facing an impediment to licensure, ...

Falcon first emerged as a renegade in 2008 when he unilaterally launched a run for governor of Lara state without the blessing of his mentor Hugo Chavez, a move that led to his brief expulsion from the socialist party. He was reinstated after pledging loyalty, Chavez recognized his huge crossover appeal.