Venezuela’s opposition-held Congress extends term after disputed vote

Venezuela’s opposition-held National Assembly on Saturday approved a statute extending its term into 2021, after a disputed Dec. 6 election in which allies of President Nicolas Maduro’s ruling socialist party won 91% of the seats in Congress. The South American country’s four main opposition parties boycotted the parliamentary vote, arguing conditions for a free and […]

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