The regime’s response has been brutally
uncompromising. It has pounded opposition marchers with rubber bullets and
enveloped them in tear gas ; 29 people have been reported killed in the
demonstrations. It has announced its intention to withdraw from the OAS, where
it has faced demands to abide by a democratic charter that requires free assembly
and free elections. On Monday, Mr. Maduro announced his most radical response
yet: the calling of a constituent assembly to rewrite the constitution, a
maneuver clearly intended to avoid future elections and formally convert
Venezuela into an authoritarian state. More…
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