A victory by the party of President Nicolás Maduro is likely to further weaken Juan Guaidó, the opposition leader who launched a bold but ultimately failed bid backed by the U.S. to take power.
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Pfizer Vaccine, Brexit, U.S. Presidential Transition: Your Friday Briefing
Here’s what you need to know.
Your Friday Briefing
The challenges of rolling out a vaccine.
Trump’s Post-Election Tactics Put Him in Unsavory Company
Denying defeat, claiming fraud and using government machinery to reverse election results are the time-honored tools of dictators.
Trump’s Post-Election Tactics Put Him in Unsavory Company
Denying defeat, claiming fraud and using government machinery to reverse election results are the time-honored tools of dictators.
U.S. Election Is a High-Stakes Political Struggle. In Russia.
The Kremlin’s allies, long accustomed to hearing accusations of rigged Russian votes, have used President Trump’s contentions of fraud to turn the tables. But the Kremlin’s critics are firing back.
E.U. Failure to Impose Sanctions on Belarus Lays Bare Its Weakness
E.U. foreign policy moves require unanimous support from the member nations — a rule that continually undercuts the bloc’s bold ambitions for global influence.
Venezuela’s Opposition Splits Over Taking Part in Coming Elections
Sanctions and boycotts have failed to bring down president Nicolás Maduro. Now some opposition leaders are ready to shift strategy and take him on at the ballot box, despite concerns about the vote’s fairness.
The 22-Year-Old Coordinating Protests in Belarus, From a Small Office in Poland
Stepan Svetlov hasn’t set foot in Belarus for two years. But his social media profile is now a lodestar for demonstrators back home.
Putin Warns Belarus Protesters: Don’t Push Too Hard
He said Russia had formed a security force that could intervene if its neighbor “gets out of control.” But for Mr. Putin, that poses the risk creating another anti-Russian hotbed like Ukraine.