Venezuela`s President Maduro claims to calm row over Supreme Court annulling congress

by Dramelin 2:00 AM 0 comments

"The pro-Maduro Supreme Court said on Wednesday it was taking over the legislature`s role because it was in "contempt" of the law.
President Nicolas Maduro said in a midnight address on state television that the conflict between the Supreme Court and National Assembly had been overcome, but gave no details.
Maduro, flanked by senior officials, introduced his Vice President Tareck El Aissami who said:"(We) urge the Supreme Court to review the decisions .
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in order to maintain institutional stability and the balance of powers.
Venezuelan authorities called on the country`s Supreme Court to review its decision this week to annul the opposition-led congress, which critics have decried as a "coup" and a lurch to dictatorship.
Maduro, 54, a former bus driver and self-declared "son" of late leftist predecessor Hugo Chavez, was narrowly elected president in 2013.