Venezuelan Government

Antonio Ledezma: That country supplies more crude oil to the United States than all but two other nations, but its economy is so shaky that some people stand in line for hours just to buy milk and chicken, according to CNN. Critics say the Venezuelan government arrested the mayor to deflect attention from that sputtering economy. Something just like that is unfolding in oil-rich Venezuela. The President says the mayor was involved in a plot to overthrow the government. Who is Antonio Ledezma and why does his arrest matter Imagine President Obama accused Bill de Blasio, the mayor of New York, of trying to overthrow the government and soon afterward de Blasio was arrested by federal agents. Not up to speed on the ins and outs of Venezuelans politics Let these nine questions get you up to speed about what going on in Venezuela -- and why it may matter beyond South America. 1. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.