Venezuela's legislative chief Juan Guaido on Tuesday planned to return to c...
CARACAS - Venezuela’s legislative chief Juan Guaido on Tuesday planned to return to congress after a confused melee on Sunday allowed the ruling Socialist Party to install new parliamentary leadership, setting up a likely showdown with government security forces.
Parra, who was elected to congress in 2015, had been expelled from the First Justice opposition party in late 2019 due to corruption allegations, which he has denied. Guaido has vowed to preside over Tuesday’s legislative session despite what he called Parra’s “parliamentary coup.” So far Maduro has fended off Guaido’s challenge, retaining control of the armed forces and tightening the noose around opposition lawmakers. More than 30 of Guaido’s congressional allies are in hiding, in prison, or in exile.
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