Edición Semanaria (Weekly Edition)

Efforts to Win Latino Vote Intensifying – With just days to go before Kamala Harris’ presidential candidacy is made official, the two main campaigns are intensifying their efforts to win over Latino voters. Democratic organizations are seeking to draw attention to a conservative manifesto called Project 2025, which is associated to Trump and includes proposals they describe as radical on taxes, education, abortion, immigration and more. Meanwhile, the Republican candidate’s campaign is not far behind, launching the “Latino Americans for Trump” campaign. Jose Lopez Zamorano has the details from Washington.

Tension in Venezuela Over Disputed Election Results – After a calm day at the polls in Venezuela, presidential elections in that country took a violent turn after the results were announced. After denouncing a cyber attack, the National Electoral Council gave the victory to current President Nicolás Maduro by a margin of seven points against the opposition candidate, Edmundo González. In response, groups of demonstrators took to the streets to protest and engage in clashes with the police. Governments in the region have been divided in their response. Influential heads of state are calling for the opening of the voting tallies in order to clarify the results. On our national program, Línea Abierta, electoral observers commented on the tense situation and its regional repercussions. Marco Vinicio Gonzalez prepared a summary of the discussion. You can listen to the complete interview in the archives of Línea Abierta for Wednesday, July 31 at radiobilingue.org

The Bufo Festival, a Salvadoran Tradition, Comes to Los Angeles – The Bufo Parade (Desfile Bufo) is a satirical demonstration that has traditionally been celebrated in El Salvador and other countries in the region. People gather in the streets and, through dances and costumes, mock the upper classes and draw attention to corrupt governments and social injustices. The tradition has arrived in the United States and, for the first time, has just been celebrated by a group of Salvadorans in a cultural venue in Los Angeles. This time, the targets of their parodies were former president Donald Trump and the controversial recently re-elected Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele. Rubén Tapia reports from Los Angeles.