Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/elections/ Our Thing Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:27:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/elections/ 144 144 Venezuela Breaks Out in Massive Protests After 2024 Presidential Elections https://remezcla.com/culture/why-are-massive-protests-breaking-out-venezuela-2024-presidential-elections/ Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:24:40 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=374684 Protests are breaking out in Venezuela right now after President Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner of the Presidential elections, which took place on Sunday, July 28th. The opposition claims that Maduro’s government interfered with the results.  Security forces fired tear gas at protesters in the capital of Caracas and several other cities as protests

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]]> Image Size News and Lists Police officers stand guard next to demonstrators waving Venezuelan flags during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas on July 29, 2024, a day after the Venezuelan presidential election. Protests erupted in parts of Caracas Monday against the re-election victory claimed by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro but disputed by the opposition and questioned internationally, AFP journalists observed. (Photo by Yuri CORTEZ / AFP) (Photo by YURI CORTEZ/AFP via Getty Images) Brazilian Court Bans Jair Bolsonaro from Running for Office Until 2030 https://remezcla.com/culture/brazilian-court-bans-jair-bolsonaro-from-running-for-office-until-2030/ Wed, 05 Jul 2023 21:08:21 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=351239 Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been banned from running for political office until 2030. On Friday (June 30), an electoral court made the ruling based on what they considered an abuse of power and false claims he made that his country’s electronic voting system is rigged. “This decision will end Bolsonaro’s chances of being

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]]> Jair Bolsonaro Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to members of the media upon arrival at the Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 29, 2023. Judges will continue delivering verdicts Thursday on charges that far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro broke the law with his unproven allegations against Brazil's election system, which could see him banned from holding office for eight years. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP) (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images) Guatemala Allegedly Blocking Indigenous Candidate from Upcoming Presidential Race https://remezcla.com/culture/guatemala-allegedly-blocking-indigenous-candidate-presidential-race-thelma-cabrera/ Fri, 17 Mar 2023 17:45:20 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=344006 Thelma Cabrera, an indigenous farmworker, wants to be Guatemala’s next president. The country’s Electoral Tribunal, however, is not allowing her to register as a candidate. According to the Associated Press, Cabrera has less than a week to get her name on the ballot if she wants to participate in the election on June 25. Many

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]]> Thelma Cabrera Culture Guatemalan candidate for the Movimiento para la Liberación de los Pueblos (Movement for the Liberation of the Peoples) party Thelma Cabrera greets supporters during a campaign closing rally at Plaza de la Constitucion in Guatemala City on June 8, 2019, ahead of the upcoming general election next June 16. (Photo by Johan ORDONEZ / AFP) (Photo credit should read JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP via Getty Images) Joy Díaz Enters Texas Governor Midterm Race — & Hopes to Make History https://remezcla.com/culture/joy-diaz-enters-texas-governor-midterm-race-hopes-to-make-history/ Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:09:17 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=314516 The run for Texas governor has heated up recently with the announcement that Joy Díaz, a former journalist and educator has entered the 2022 midterm race. “Texas needs joy,” says Díaz in a video where she announced her run.  Díaz is the mother of two kids, both in public school, and is a former journalist

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]]> Texas flag Credit: P A Thompson Meet Puerto Rican Activist & Hopeful NYC Councilmember Elisa Crespo https://remezcla.com/features/culture/meet-puerto-rican-activist-hopeful-nyc-councilmember-elisa-crespo/ Thu, 11 Mar 2021 18:45:33 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=300369 Now that Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) is the first gay Afro-Latinx in the U.S. Congress, the former New York City council member’s seat is up for grabs—and Elisa Crespo is vying for the spot. Should the 30-year-old frontrunner garner enough votes in the March 23 Special Election, her victory would also be historic. If she

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]]> image_6483441 (1) Photo by Friends of Elisa Crespo/Christian Amato. Courtesy of Crespo Op-Ed: Save Your Privileged Shock https://remezcla.com/features/culture/op-ed-capitol-attack-reactions-global-south-reality/ Fri, 08 Jan 2021 19:30:09 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=297100 As reactions from politicians and others poured in after Wednesday’s pro-Trump, white supremacist attempted coup at the U.S. Capitol, there was a theme that arose: insulting references to the political turmoil of countries in the Global South as a means of trying to contextualize the chaos that erupted in Washington. An emblematic example of that

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]]> header-for-the-global-south Art by Stephany Torres for Remezcla AOC Calls for Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley To Resign & More in Today’s News https://remezcla.com/culture/las-notis-aoc-calls-for-resignation-joe-biden-comments-on-riot/ Thu, 07 Jan 2021 21:03:50 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=297047 Las Notis is a daily news column that gets you up to speed on the political, media + other going ons in Latin America and the diaspora—all in one quick digest.  Here’s your glimpse at what’s going on today:

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]]> Congress Holds Joint Session To Ratify 2020 Presidential Election Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) stands in the House Chamber during a reconvening of a joint session of Congress on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images ‘It’s Been a Day’: How AOC & The Squad Responded to the Insurrection https://remezcla.com/culture/day-aoc-squad-responded-insurrection/ Thu, 07 Jan 2021 15:45:56 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=297014 New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted from inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday evening that she was “okay” after pro-Trump rioters stormed the building and wreaked havoc during the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s 2020 victory. Trump supporters broke across police lines and forced their way into the Capitol, where they destroyed and stole property

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]]> Congresswomen Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib, Omar, And Pressley Hold News Conference After President Trump Attacks Them On Twitter U.S. Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) listen as Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) pauses while speaking at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on July 15, 2019 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images Violent Pro-Trump Demonstrators Break Into the Capitol & More in Today’s News https://remezcla.com/culture/violent-pro-trump-demonstrators-break-capitol-todays-news/ Wed, 06 Jan 2021 19:56:29 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=296994 Las Notis is a daily news column that gets you up to speed on the political, media + other going ons in Latin America and the diaspora—all in one quick digest.  Here’s your glimpse at what’s going on today:

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]]> Congress Holds Joint Session To Ratify 2020 Presidential Election A protester holds a Trump flag inside the US Capitol Building near the Senate Chamber on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images National Guard Called in Ahead of Pro-Trump Protests & More in Today’s News https://remezcla.com/culture/las-notis-january-5-news-protests-elections-and-more/ Tue, 05 Jan 2021 19:28:38 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=296928 Las Notis is a daily news column that gets you up to speed on the political, media + other going ons in Latin America and the diaspora—all in one quick digest.  Here’s your glimpse at what’s going on today:

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]]> National Guard Called Into Kenosha, Wisconsin As Decision Expected On Police Officer Who Killed Jacob Blake National guard troops stand guard near of the Kenosha County Courthouse as they wait for an announcement from the Kenosha district attorney on whether charges would be filed against Officer Rusten Sheskey on January 05, 2021 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images