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Cracks Show On Venezuelan Left As Supreme Court Blocks New ‘Revolutionary’ Electoral Coalition

See Post — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 12:10:22 +0000

All three parties are part of the newly-formed Popular Revolutionary Alternative (APR), formed in July to stand candidates for all 227 seats in the newly-expanded National Assembly. As well as increasing the size of the assembly from 167 seats, the number of deputies elected by proportional representation has risen to 48, giving smaller parties more chance of representation. Full Text-> SputnikNews

Venezuelan opposition cries foul over ‘judicial coup’ as court blocks swearing in of politicians

See Post — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 10:51:49 +0000

Venezuela’s opposition has complained of a “judicial coup” after the Supreme Court suspended the inauguration of three new legislators, preventing the coalition parties from claiming the two-thirds “super-majority” they won in last month’s elections. By Tim Walker. Full Text ->Independent

Venezuela: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the latest developments

See Post — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 04:38:00 +0000

On 10 June, the Venezuelan Supreme Court (TSJ) issued a decision giving a 72-hour deadline to the Electoral Nominations Committee established last November within the National Assembly to identify the names of the candidates for rectors of the Electoral Council (CNE). On June 12, the Venezuelan Supreme Court appointed the rectors of the CNE. On 15 June, the same court suspended the current board of directors of “Accion Democratica” (AD), one of the main opposition parties and a member of the G4 opposition group, and appointed an ad-hoc board. These decisions reduce the democratic space in the country to a minimum and create additional obstacles to the resolution of the profound political crisis in Venezuela. Full Text -> Diplomatic Intelligence

Breaking News. Venezuelan Supreme Court also hand over another important political party – Primero Justicia- to an ally of Chavismo

OnVenezuela — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 19:10:06 +0000

The Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice of the Nicolás Maduro regime took control of the “Primero Justicia” party, an organization led by Julio Borges, current Presidential Commissioner for Foreign Affairs of Venezuela.

The Court appointed a new Board of Directors chaired by José Dionisio Brito, a deputy to the National Assembly who has been sanctioned by the United States and is a member of the parallel National Assembly that supports the regime.