Venezuela faces new elections.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced the convening of a constituent Assembly.
“In the execution of my presidential powers as head of state and in accordance with article 347 of the Constitution, I convened the Supreme constituent power to the working class and the people, convened a constituent Assembly,” said the President.
According to the 347-th article of the Constitution of Venezuela, the source of power in the country — the people of Venezuela, and this power may be exercised through a national constituent Assembly convened for changing the political system, create a new order and drafting a new Constitution.
Maduro also called for a “civil-military Union”.
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