With Venezuela enduring an unprecedented economic crisis, President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government is locked in a bitter standoff with the Democratic Unity opposition coalition. Venezuela’s government and opposition have accepted the participation of one delegate from the Vatican as partner and facilitator of a dialogue process. Local church leaders have been extremely critical of Maduro. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) Venezuela’s government and opposition have accepted the participation of one delegate from the Vatican as partner and facilitator of a dialogue process. But the rhetoric remains bitter, and various opposition leaders say Maduro’s public exhortations to support dialogue are a cynical attempt to buy time and cling to power.

Source: Indian Express July 22, 2016 00:29 UTC