Posted on 11/02/2016 2:09:39 AM PDT by Nextrush
Venezuela's opposition-led parliament has delayed the symbolic trial of President Nicolas Maduro, which was due to take place on Tuesday.
The speaker of the National Assembly said the decision was aimed at easing the country's political crisis.
An opposition march on the presidential palace planned for Thursday has also been postponed.
President Maduro is accused of violating the constitution but claims MP's are attempting a "coup".
The decision to delay the trial follows Vatican-sponsored talks between the two sides, and the release from prison of three anti-government activists......
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
After Vatican mediation and the arrival of U.S. diplomat Tom Shannon in the country, the opposition is backing away from a legislative trial for President Maduro and a march on his palace.
November 12th is the 'deadline' for mediation to produce results.
The people of Venezuela will have to keep on going without food and medicine, not to mention freedom thanks to the Pope and Obama
The view from blogger Daniel Duquenal is generally pessimistic with a lot of sarcasm thrown in as you read down through all of his latest post.
http://daniel-venezuela.blogspot.com/
Wasn’t Maduro voted out of office last year?
IIRC there were questions whether he would give up power.
The opposition won the legislative elections even with a gerrymandered rigged system of seat distribution.
Maduro has used the courts he packed to stymie all efforts against him and the other week an effort to launch a recall election to remove him from office was shot down by the regime controlled election commission.
“The people of Venezuela will have to keep on going without food and medicine, not to mention freedom thanks to the Pope and Obama “
Indeed. Not to mention that those privations are not attendant on those negotiating for EITHER side; after all, some pigs are more equal that other pigs ...
Got it, thanks.
I remembered some kind of hanky-panky after a ruling party loss.
Frankie and Bammy are doing great impressions of the beast out of the Earth and the beast rising up from the sea.
If we were in Europe —— well, one of them is.....
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