Increasingly embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas
Maduro threatened "war" Sunday afternoon with those who do not
support his plans for a National Constituent Assembly, which will ditch the
present Constitution without a popular vote. Attorney General Luisa Ortega
asked the Supreme Court on Friday to stop the Constituent process, while it’s
“clarified”, and said that no Constitutional power could place itself above the
will of the people. However, the CNE electoral board, which is controlled by
Maduro, is going along with the President’s plans. The oil-rich country is
reeling from 63 days of near-daily protest against Maduro’s rule, which has
resulted in 59 demonstrators and security forces killed according to the
Attorney General’s Office. NGOs and local media have a higher count, estimating
the death toll to be of at least 78 killed in protests, looting and violently
repressed demonstrations nationwide since April 1st.
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