Thursday, July 6, 2017

Lawmakers pledge vote will go ahead


The July 16 plebiscite will pose questions on the level of confidence in Maduro and seek public input on his rewriting of Venezuela's constitution. Guevara, told CNN Español that lawmakers Armando Armas and Américo de Grazia were injured in the confrontation with Maduro loyalists. Lawmakers Nora Brancho, Luis Carlos Padilla and Leonardo Regnault were also injured, according to a Twitter post from the assembly. Assembly member Armando Armas, his head and white-shirt bloodied, posted a video on Twitter with the message: "We were elected to defend the country. Today, July 5th, barbarity wants to impose itself before civility. Down with the dictatorship!"More

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