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Seizure of Parliament Plunges Venezuela into Deeper Turmoil
The government of Nicolás Maduro has seized control of Venezuela’s parliament, robbing the opposition of its platform for negotiating a way out of the country’s political crisis.
An already long, damaging conflict could drag on if outside powers cannot persuade the government to reverse course.
- ICG
On 5 January, Nicolás Maduro’s government made a bold attempt to end its year-long standoff with opposition leader and chair of the National Assembly Juan Guaidó, whom…
The government ordered the National Guard to obstruct opposition deputies’ access to parliament, allowing government supporters to prevail in a…