Three opposition lawmakers at the centre of a dispute between Venezuela’s congress and its top court stepped down on Tuesday following an agreement meant to ease a political standoff between the opposition and President Nicolás Maduro. But in January a supreme court order banned them on allegations of fraud. As Venezuela lurches from crisis to crisis President Maduro moonlights as salsa DJ Read more“This is a vote of confidence in the dialogue,” said opposition lawmaker Angel Alvarado. Maduro, whom the opposition has been seeking to remove in a recall referendum, cheered the exit of the lawmakers. The opposition took a major hit in October when the country’s electoral board all but ended hopes for a recall referendum against Maduro.

Source: The Guardian November 16, 2016 01:08 UTC