Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro threatened on Saturday to bring forward parliamentary elections in a bid to sideline opposition leader Juan Guaido’s challenge to his authority. The National Assembly head led a mass opposition street protest in Caracas on Saturday demanding Maduro resign and hold new presidential elections. “They (the opposition) want to bring forward elections, let’s have elections,” he said defiantly. The National Assembly is the only branch of government in opposition control. When new parliamentary elections are held, the opposition could lose its majority.

Source: Punch February 02, 2019 19:41 UTC