Chacao (Venezuela)

Hero of the Day: The Mayor of Caracas

solopassion.com     Aug 14, 2008          

I've posted about the Mayor of Caracas before. Some SOLOists may be familiar with him already. For those who are not, let me introduce to you the bravest man in Venezuela: Leopoldo Eduardo López - Mayor of Chacao, Caracas López...                    

[news] United Socialist Party of Venezuela Candidates Register For Regional Elections

venezuelanalysis.com     Aug 12, 2008   37 related          

Over the weekend and today, almost all of the candidates of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) registered for the upcoming November 23 state and regional elections in the National Electoral Council (CNE) office,...                    

Government opponents protest in Venezuela

wtop.com     Aug 10, 2008   54 related          

A demonstrator holds up a poster of Leopoldo Lopez, mayor of Chacao district, during a protest against the government of Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008. Demonstrators protested against a...                    

[analysis] Deconstructing Washington Post's Anti-Chávez Propaganda

venezuelanalysis.com     Jul 7, 2008   1 related          

Jackson Diehl, a Deputy Editor of the Washington Post, recently wrote a column under the title, “Venezuela's Chávez Fears Caracas Mayor” about Leopoldo Eduardo López, a mayor of Chacao, a district of Caracas, Venezuela. No...                    

Immaturity politics

daniel-venezuela.blogspot.com     Jun 30, 2008   2 related          

There has been a small scandal of sorts lately. Leopoldo Lopez, the Chacao Mayor running for Caracas Mayor at large went to the U.S. to explain to whomever would listen why the Russian/ruffian list was unconstitutional and...                    

The Rival Chávez Won't Permit

washingtonpost.com     Jun 30, 2008   5 related          

Defenders of Hugo Chávez like to argue that there is no alternative to the Venezuelan caudillo other than the feckless and unpopular politicians who preceded him in the 1990s. The simple refutation of that canard is Leopoldo...                    

Prettyboy Lopez is now SERIOUSLY disqualified... (News of the Restless)

progressivebloggers.ca     Jun 28, 2008   1 related          

And boy, am I ever laughing my ass off over this. The Attorney General, Luisa Ortega Diaz, informed that the Public Ministry has opened an investigation against the mayor of Chacao, Leopoldo Lopez, for allegedly attacking an...                    

Chavez opponents face election blacklist

wtop.com     May 23, 2008   14 related          

Leopoldo Lopez, mayor of Chacao, center, raises his arms during Mothers' Day celebrations in Caracas, Sunday, May 11, 2008. But the popular politician's plan to challenge incumbent Juan Barreto, mayor of Greater Caracas, later this year could be thwarted by 26 criminal...                    

Venezuelan Opposition Divided as It Seeks to Nominate Candidates

venezuelanalysis.com     May 17, 2008          

A controversy has broken out inside Venezuela’s largest opposition party, A New Era (UNT), over a lack of democracy in the party’s internal candidate selection process for the upcoming elections. UNT President Omar Barboza, announced that the party had selected candidates for 314 of Venezuela’s...                    

Business chamber bomb blast kills one

gulfnews.com     Feb 25, 2008   38 related          

A small bomb exploded outside the headquarters of Venezuela's leading business chamber on Sunday, killing one person, police said. ... The blast occurred near the entrance of the Fedecamaras business chamber headquarters in Caracas's middle-class Chacao district at...