The controls meant that many Venezuelan businesses stopped production because they no longer made a profit, eventually resulting in shortages.Only about 31 percent of eligible voters went to the polls, which allowed the PSUV to capture nearly 68 percent of the vote and hence secure an overwhelming majority in the Assembly (the opposition parties th
It also didn't prevent Musk from garnering a radical new compensation package as CEO, in which he would be paid after reaching milestones of growing valuation based on $50 billion increments.Opposition candidates and their supporters struggle to find places to gather without harassment from government activists and to get fuel to travel across the
He bolstered his portfolio with the purchase of SolarCity in 2016 and cemented his standing as a leader of industry by taking on an advisory role in the early days of President Donald Trump's administration.Now, a few politicians who are ruling party allies and a former television reporter have expressed intentions to face off against Maduro. Non-e
Opposition leaders in Venezuela delivered a May 2016 petition to the National Electoral Council (CNE) calling for a recall referendum, with the populace to vote on whether to remove Maduro from office.[84] On 5 July 2016, the Venezuelan intelligence service detained five opposition activists involved with the recall referendum, with two other activ
Juan Guaidó has been trying to dislodge Mr Maduro from power but the latter remains in the presidential palaceOpposition candidates and their supporters struggle to find places to gather without harassment from government activists and to get fuel to travel across the country.Maduro was parodied in the animated web series Isla Presidencial, along