The pro-government national constituent assembly this week called for an election to be held by the end of April but set no date. Maduro immediately announced that he wants to run as the ruling socialist party candidate, pressing for the vote to happen on the earliest possible opportunity. Typically elections are held toward the end of the year to avoid a long transition when the new six-year presidential term begins in January 2019. A major demand by the opposition in the talks is that the elections have international observes to ensure there is no cheating. President Danilo Medina of the Dominican Republic, which has hosted the talks, announced they would resume on Sunday.

Source: ABC News January 27, 2018 03:25 UTC