Opposition lawmakers in the Venezuelan assembly accused
President Nicolas Maduro of violating the country's constitution by delivering
his state of the union address at the Supreme Court instead of the national
assembly. Opposition leader Henrique Capriles slammed Maduro's move in a tweet
and said that he was "a costly error in our history". Reports suggest
that according to country's constitution, Maduro needed to deliver the speech
in the national assembly, but decided to snub opponents. "This confirms
that Maduro is acting outside the constitution," the new opposition
speaker of the assembly Julio Borges told reporters. However, the president
defended his stand and said that he remained "committed to dialogue and to
harmonious, balanced, constitutional solutions. More…
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