Tag: Venezuelan National Assembly

• Thursday, February 26th 2026 - 08:43 UTC

  Venezuela attorney general Tarek William Saab resigns, takes interim ombudsman role

  

  Venezuela’s National Assembly, dominated by the ruling bloc, on Wednesday 25 February accepted the resignation of Attorney General Tarek William Saab and Ombudsman Alfredo Ruiz, and immediately named temporary replacements: Saab will serve as acting ombudsman and lawyer Larry Devoe was appointed acting attorney general.

• Friday, February 20th 2026 - 03:41 UTC

  Venezuela passes unanimous amnesty law, excluding armed actions and serious crimes

  

  Venezuela’s National Assembly unanimously approved an amnesty law on Thursday aimed at covering people prosecuted or convicted in political-crisis episodes between 2002 and 2025, a measure lawmakers said is designed to speed releases and close related court cases. The bill was sent to the Miraflores presidential palace for enactment and would take effect once formally published.

• Friday, May 23rd 2025 - 20:42 UTC

  Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa arrested ahead of Sunday elections

  

  Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Pablo Guanipa, a close ally of presidential candidate María Corina Machado, was arrested by government forces on Friday, just two days before the country’s regional and legislative elections.

• Wednesday, April 14th 2021 - 09:04 UTC

  Venezuela: Money scam by opposition leaders unveiled by Maduro’s Government

  

  Venezuela’s National Assembly Speaker, Jorge Rodríguez – recognized by Nicolás Maduro’s Government – Tuesday denounced opposition leaders were behind a scam plan to “steal” more than 53 million dollars of Venezuela's money frozen in the United States.

• Saturday, March 20th 2021 - 09:17 UTC

  Venezuelans agree to purchase US$ 30 million in Covax vaccines; Guaidó will ask US for funds to be unfrozen

  

  As part of a rare deal between Venezuela’s government and the opposition, some US$ 30.3 million of the country’s offshore funds that were frozen under U.S. sanctions will be used to pay for coronavirus vaccines.

• Wednesday, January 13th 2021 - 18:40 UTC

  According to Maduro, extreme poverty in Venezuela reaches 4%; experts place it at 79.3%

  

  After greeting his cabinet, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday “we are back” to the legislative body that he did not attend in 4 years, a period in which the opposition-controlled the National Assembly. In a special session of a parliament now controlled by chavismo, Maduro offered his first annual message in four years. Among the figures he gave during his speech, the poverty indicators managed by the State standout: 4% of extreme poverty and 17% of “general” poverty.

• Monday, September 7th 2020 - 09:49 UTC

  Venezuelan government confident it will regain control of the Assembly and thus no need for a new constitution

  

  Venezuela's National Constituent Assembly will not deliver a new constitution, the legislature's chief Diosdado Cabello said on Sunday, despite repeated assurances from assembly members that the body was preparing to update the 1999 Magna Carta.

• Friday, July 3rd 2020 - 09:13 UTC

  Venezuela parliamentary elections scheduled for 6 December; opposition boycott, “no transparency conditions”

  

  Venezuela's National Electoral Council on Wednesday called parliamentary elections for December 6, with the opposition already vowing to boycott. The National Assembly parliament is the only government branch controlled by the opposition.

• Monday, January 6th 2020 - 09:56 UTC

  The Venezuelan National Assembly has two speakers: US recognizes Guaidó

  

  Two lawmakers in Venezuela have both declared themselves parliamentary Speaker after a tumultuous day in the country's politics. US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaidó and rival Luis Parra both claimed to be Speaker of the National Assembly on Sunday.

• Saturday, December 21st 2019 - 11:05 UTC

  Maduro trying to block Guaido's re-election; US anticipates further sanctions

  

  The United States on Friday promised further sanctions to pressure Venezuela's leader Nicolas Maduro, accusing him of bribing lawmakers to block the re-election of his opponent Juan Guaido.