“US sanctions are creating migrants”: Antonio Ecarri challenges Jorge Rodríguez and Capriles to a national debate during the National Assembly campaign

Antonio Ecarri is the leader of the Alianza del Lápiz, an independent opposition party. He was a presidential candidate in the July 28 elections, running outside the platform that supported Edmundo González. Amid the controversy over the results, Ecarri filed a legal challenge questioning the actions of the National Electoral Council (CNE).

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April 11, 2002: The Bridge Where the Country Split and the Wounds That Still Whisper

Caracas woke up hot that Thursday, April 11, 2002—or so many have recounted. Not just from the sun heating the asphalt in the eastern part of the capital, but from a tension so thick it could be cut with a knife. For days, the entire country had been torn between shouts, marches, presidential broadcasts, and a bitter clash between irreconcilable visions of the nation. Polarization wasn’t just a buzzword. It was a reality you could breathe, scream, fear, sense, and live. A reality that, though denied, still lingers in the conflict.

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