Venezuela Opposition Outlines Transition as Journalist Scoops Maduro on Offensive New “Security” Plan

The MUD coalition of opposition parties announced Wednesday that it had agreed to a “Unitary Commitment for Governability”, emboldened by the votes of 7.6 million Venezuelans that rejected Maduro’s government Sunday in a plebiscite -- which the Maduro regime is not recognizing, but the U.S. and most of the international community do recognize. As part of the agreement, the next opposition Presidential candidate will be chosen in MUD-wide primary elections and he or she “must renounce immediate reelection”, opposition lawmaker Henry Ramos Allup said Wednesday during an event presenting the agreement. More…