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Eugene

(61,914 posts) Mon Aug 12, 2019, 11:50 AM Aug 2019

Venezuela pro-government legislature holds session, may disband congress

Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS AUGUST 12, 2019 / 10:49 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO

Venezuela pro-government legislature holds session, may disband congress

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela’s pro-government legislature holds a session on Monday amid accusations it is planning to disband the opposition-run parliament and convene early legislative elections, potentially escalating the country’s political crisis.

Opposition leader Juan Guaido on Sunday said the Constituent Assembly would make the decision during a Monday session, after President Nicolas Maduro called for an “offensive” against congress.

Such a move would fuel criticism of Maduro in the international community and would almost certainly halt Norway-brokered talks between the government and Guaido allies meant to reach a negotiated solution to Venezuela’s political stalemate.

Diosdado Cabello, vice president of the ruling Socialist Party and head of the Constituent Assembly, on Sunday night confirmed via Twitter that a session was scheduled for Monday but did not say what would be discussed.

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Venezuela pro-government legislature holds session, may disband congress (Original Post) Eugene Aug 2019 OP

THERE IS NO PRO-GOVERNMENT LEGISLATURE IN VENEZUELA. DetlefK Aug 2019 #1

There isn't a legislature at all really... FBaggins Aug 2019 #2

DetlefK

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1. THERE IS NO PRO-GOVERNMENT LEGISLATURE IN VENEZUELA.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Aug 12, 2019, 12:00 PM

Aug 2019

On one side is the duly elected parliament as defined by the venezuelan constitution. The opposition has the majority there.

On the other side is a committee that is supposed to write a new constitution, but that has somehow declared itself to be the legislature.
And who controls this committee? The Maduro-regime holds 100% of seats in that committee after a controversial election marred by accusations of manipulated voting-machines.

It's really ridiculous to treat this as a case of bothsiderism when the Maduro-regime just ignores the constitution and does whatever it wants.

FBaggins

(26,753 posts)

2. There isn't a legislature at all really...

Reply to DetlefK (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 12, 2019, 12:16 PM

Aug 2019

... the country has been a de-facto communist dictatorship for some time now.

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