Venezuelan institutional impasse averted for now (Jan. 14, 2016)
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In Venezuela, three opposition legislators gave up their seats in the National Assembly yesterday, eliminating the movement's two-thirds majority in that body and limiting the scope of its potential reforms, reports the Wall Street Journal. The move represents a step back from a bitter institutional clash between the opposition MUD coalition and the Socialist-led government over the past week. The three legislators were sworn in last week, despite an open investigation into alleged vote-buying by the Socialist-packed Supreme Court. As a result, the court declared all decisions taken by the National Assembly to be void.
Venezuelan institutional impasse averted for now (Jan. 14, 2016)
Venezuelan institutional impasse averted for…
Venezuelan institutional impasse averted for now (Jan. 14, 2016)
In Venezuela, three opposition legislators gave up their seats in the National Assembly yesterday, eliminating the movement's two-thirds majority in that body and limiting the scope of its potential reforms, reports the Wall Street Journal. The move represents a step back from a bitter institutional clash between the opposition MUD coalition and the Socialist-led government over the past week. The three legislators were sworn in last week, despite an open investigation into alleged vote-buying by the Socialist-packed Supreme Court. As a result, the court declared all decisions taken by the National Assembly to be void.