Venezuela Lawmakers Vote For Political Trial Against President
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published October 25, 2016 | 11:40 PM
CARACAS, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 25th Oct, 2016 ) : Venezuela's opposition-majority legislature voted on Tuesday to open a political trial against President Nicolas Maduro, who is resisting efforts to remove him from power in a tense political crisis.
A majority of lawmakers in the National Assembly voted in favor of a motion to launch a "political and criminal trial" against Maduro after he blocked their drive for a referendum on removing him.
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