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Venezuela’s Maduro proposes early elections for opposition-held National Assembly
Published time: 20 May, 2019 20:08 Edited time: 20 May, 2019 20:18
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has proposed holding early elections to restock the National Assembly, currently headed by opposition leader and self-declared interim president Juan Guaido backed by US.
Maduro has issued similar calls before, announcing support for an early election in February of this year. If elections are not held before then, Venezuelans will vote on the makeup of the National Assembly next year.
In 2017 the body saw its powers somewhat limited after the establishment of the Constituent Assembly, entirely staffed with Maduro loyalists, in 2017. The two legislatures have functioned in parallel since.
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