Court overturns decision accusing Maduro of abandoning his post.
Venezuela's National Assembly, composed mostly of opposition members, approved on Monday (9) a declaration of "abandonment of office" by the country's president, Nicolás Maduro, and demanded an electoral solution to resolve the political crisis; however, the country's Supreme Court determined that Parliament continues to be in contempt and its decisions are null and void; this Thursday, the president criticized the Legislature, saying that it is an abuse of power. Maduro also called Parliament a "discredited institution".
247 - The Venezuelan National Assembly, composed mostly of opponents of the current government, approved on Monday (9) a declaration of "abandonment of office" by the country's president, Nicolás Maduro, and demanded an electoral solution to resolve the political crisis and allow "the people to express themselves through the vote".
However, the country's Supreme Court ruled that Parliament remains in contempt and its decisions are null and void. On Thursday, the president criticized the legislature, saying it is an abuse of power. Maduro also called Parliament a "discredited institution."
"The only way to solve the serious problems afflicting the country is to return power to the people of Venezuela and, therefore, call for free and plural elections," the text stated, approved with the vote of all 106 opposition parliamentarians.