The executive secretary urged supporters to accompany their elected candidates to the National Assembly on January 5, in response to a decision by Chavista supporters to turn up in a show of support.
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Venezuela’s opposition party warned of a “judicial coup” if the courts sided with President Nicolas Maduro’s ruling party to suspend some of its victories in November’s election, and late Wednesday the nation’s Supreme Court did rule in favor of the Socialist Party’s plea to suspend some of the results.
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The decision leaves the opposition with a still-powerful three-fifths majority, enabling it to remove cabinet ministers from their posts, among other powers.
Venezuela’s opposition has complained of a “judicial coup” after the Supreme Court suspended the inauguration of three new legislators, preventing the coalition parties from claiming the two-thirds “super-majority” they won in last month’s elections.
Observers have speculated that the opposition could have used those powers to seek to force Mr Maduro from power before the end of his term in 2019.
The opposition won 112 of the assembly’s 167 seats, precisely the two-thirds majority required to change the constitution, threatening Mr Maduro’s policies and his rule. The electoral chamber of the Supreme Court has called on the National Electoral Council to provide the necessary documentation.
The precautionary measure affects all results in the state of Amazonas, including those elected by party list and by electoral district, as well as the seat reserved for indigenous peoples for the “southern region” of the country, for a total of four seats.
The move follows legal challenges by the governing socialist party of President Nicolas Maduro.
He added, “The ruling party’s irresponsible behavior is pushing the entire country to the brink of disaster, which would have grave consequences for the entire region”.
The letter was also addressed to European Union foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini and senior officials of the Organization of American States, the Union of South American Nations and regional bloc MERCOSUR.
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The president said he had evidence of the irregularities and would reveal that, along with the opposition’s plan, soon.
