They responded with defiance to his call
for a new constitution to end unrest that has killed 28 people.Mr Maduro said
his move was necessary to fend off a foreign-backed plot against him.The US
said it was a bid to cling to power, while Brazil called it a "coup".The
president's opponents want to hold a vote to remove him, blaming the left-wing
president for food shortages that have led to rioting. Mr Maduro has rejected
their calls and issued a presidential decree creating a 500-member
"constituent assembly" to rewrite the constitution, a step that would
bypass the opposition-controlled Congress. More…
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