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Venezuela, explained from the region.
According to El Nacional, the CB Global Data poll, taken October 5 to 8 in 18 countries, puts Claudia Sheinbaum first with 69.3% and Nayib Bukele second with 68.3%; last is Guatemala's Bernardo Arévalo, with 31%.
According to El Nacional, 127 people applied for those seats and the selection, set for October 15, was pushed to Thursday's session; Transparencia Venezuela found party ties among 52 applicants, 13 of them PSUV members.
According to El Diario, citing EFE, Jorge Rodríguez negotiates for chavismo and Dinorah Figuera leads the 2015 National Assembly delegation; the talks began October 14 and cover political and civil guarantees. María Corina Machado and Edmundo González are not taking part.
According to Runrunes, Hugo Medina, president of the CVG retirees and pensioners association, says they have received only administrative silence and estimates that one metric ton of gold, about $96 million, would cover the payment.
According to El Nacional, the October 19 meeting reviewed phasing bonuses into base pay, new wage scales and bills on working hours, year-end bonuses, vacation and severance; the agreements will go to the National Assembly.
According to El Diario, the economist's figure dropped 7.5 points from 255.8% on October 12, ending two weeks of increases; the BCV reported 8.4% inflation in September and 225.32% for January through September.
According to TalCual, the secretary of state called India a «refining superpower» able to process heavy crude and acknowledged there may be impediments tied to sanctions; he did not say which ones or announce any measures.
According to El Nacional, Rodríguez spoke at the close of the 2026 Energy, Oil and Gas Conference; she cited 17 agreements with the United States and another 61 deals, and estimated 324,000 jobs over ten years. She wants each contract to name its domestic supplier.
According to Runrunes, Carlos Fernández and Henry Alviarez announced from Vente Venezuela's Altamira headquarters that marches will be held in every state; in Caracas they start at 4:00 p.m. from Plaza Venezuela. They want María Corina Machado's return.
According to El Nacional, Trump answered that way on October 19 to a reporter's question at the White House and did not say whether his administration will push for conditions for a vote; Venezuela still has no election date.
According to Runrunes, Roberto Enríquez presented the «Acuerdo Nacional para la Recuperación de la República» on October 18, backed by AD, VP, PJ, Copei and Convergencia; María Corina Machado attended as a guest and Edmundo González spoke by video call.
According to Runrunes, the telephone survey of 1,357 people in 302 municipalities found 78.8% endured outages of at least three hours, with five hours the most common length, and that 84.5% rate their quality of life as bad.
According to Crónica.Uno, Carlos Correa said there is no official data on those prosecuted and that other organizations cite close to 1,000 cases; the NGO wants the cases dismissed and victims compensated.
According to El Nacional, the committee says, citing relatives and neighbors, that the prison has allegedly been without power since Saturday night, the 17th, and that detainees' calls have been very brief; it holds the state responsible for their safety.
According to Runrunes, on its 31st day of monitoring the NGO found blocking rates of 89.1% for VPItv, 84.9% for Infobae, 76.5% for NTN24 and 71.7% for El Nacional, and 100% for the Browsec VPN; 46 sites showed as unblocked.
According to El Nacional, Alfredo Romero and Gonzalo Himiob will accept it at 10:30 a.m. in IESA's Arturo Uslar Pietri auditorium in San Bernardino, Caracas, for the NGO's human rights work; it has more than 200 volunteer lawyers.
According to El Nacional, domestic flights fell from 535 to 361 a week over the same period; Barquisimeto has 6 weekly international frequencies. Qatar Airways starts in November with 4 weekly flights and United on January 12, 2027.
According to El Diario, the 15-hour broadcast, which ended at midnight Sunday the 18th, beat goals of $1.5 million and $2.25 million; funds go to Cáritas, Fe y Alegría, the Hospital Ortopédico Infantil and the Fundación Juan Pablo Dos Santos, with an Ernst & Young audit.