Venezuela's opposition takes control of the Legislative: vows to force out President Maduro

Wednesday, January 6th 2016 - 11:35 UTC

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Venezuela's opposition broke on Tuesday the government's 17-year grip on the legislature and vowed to force out President Nicolas Maduro despite failing for the time being to clinch its hoped-for “supermajority.” The National Assembly swore in deputies to 163 of the 167 seats, with four lawmakers -- three opposition and one pro-government -- suspended pending a lawsuit over alleged electoral fraud. Read full article

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ChrisR
Ambitious statement that one!

I hope he manages it without being 'suicided'.
Jan 06th, 2016 - 05:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Mendoza Canadian
Time to take out the trash...
Jan 07th, 2016 - 11:45 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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