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Zorro

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Tue Jun 28, 2016, 03:09 PM Jun 2016

Venezuela govt may seek to dissolve congress: spokesman

Source: AFP

Venezuela's government is considering asking the high court to dissolve the legislature controlled by President Nicolas Maduro's opponents who are seeking to remove him from office, a spokesman said Tuesday.

It was the latest maneuver in a political conflict that has raised tensions in the volatile South American country as it struggles with an economic crisis.

Maduro's side "has started discussions to request a consultation with the constitutional chamber of the Supreme Court" with a view to achieving "the abolition of this National Assembly," ruling coalition spokesman Didalco Bolivar told a news conference.

The opposition blames Maduro for a deep economic crisis that has caused widespread food shortages and deadly looting.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/venezuela-govt-may-seek-dissolve-congress-spokesman-165529540.html



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