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Venezuelan lawmakers hurt during punch-up in parliament
Reuters ^ | Wed May 1, 2013 8:48am IST | Mario Naranjo and Eyanir Chinea

Posted on 04/30/2013 9:29:42 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Fistfights broke out in Venezuela’s parliament on Tuesday, injuring a number of legislators during an angry session linked to the South American nation’s bitter election dispute.

The opposition said seven of its parliamentarians were attacked and hurt when protesting a measure to block them from speaking in the National Assembly over their refusal to recognize President Nicolás Maduro’s April 14 vote victory.

Government legislators blamed their “fascist” rivals for starting the violence, which illustrated the volatile state of politics in the OPEC nation after the death of late socialist leader Hugo Chávez last month. …

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: communism; fistfights; parliament; venezuela

1 posted on 04/30/2013 9:29:42 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
Government legislators blamed their “fascist” rivals for starting the violence, which illustrated the volatile state of politics in the OPEC nation after the death of late socialist leader Hugo Chávez last month..

Yeah, if Yugo was still alive, he'd just have them taken out and shot. Volatility solved.

2 posted on 04/30/2013 9:33:25 PM PDT by WeatherGuy
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To: Olog-hai

I hate Venezuelan Communists.


3 posted on 04/30/2013 10:01:06 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: Olog-hai

Sounds like some legislators need to spend more time in the gym


4 posted on 04/30/2013 10:50:17 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: Olog-hai

You can see and read more about what the communist thugs did in Veneziuela yesterday at this link.

http://daniel-venezuela.blogspot.com/


5 posted on 05/01/2013 12:45:27 AM PDT by Nextrush (A BALANCED BUDGET NOW AND PRESIDENT SARAH PALIN ARE MY DREAMS)
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Wow! The video is bizarre. The Chavistas in their ugly yellow and blue windbreakers are holding people and beating them and it is clearly an organized thing. I notice finally some older man in a suit, probably actually from Chavez’ party but maybe one of those who is just part of it because that’s where the power is, comes out and manages to get them to stop.


6 posted on 05/01/2013 2:08:23 AM PDT by livius
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