Venezuela Opposition Party Dismisses Acting Mayor of Caracas

Venezuelan opposition party Justice First (PJ) dismissed on Thursday the acting mayor of Caracas, Helen Fernandez, a move that comes a week after the official mayor Antonio Ledezma, who had held that post until his arrest in 2015, fled the country. The members of the Caracas Metropolitan Council, where the PJ party holds a majority of seats, declared the permanent absence of Ledezma, who has fled to Spain, and dismissed Fernandez, who had replaced him on an interim basis. More…