The ruling socialist party assumed the leadership of Venezuela's congress on Tuesday, the last institution in the country it didn't already control.
(AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)CARACAS ā Parading giant portraits of Hugo Chavez and independence hero Simon Bolivar, allies of President Nicolas Maduro retook control of Venezuela's congress Tuesday, the last institution in the country it didnāt already control.
āThey are trying to annihilate Venezuelaās democratic force,ā GuaidĆ³ said in his online address, which was overshadowed by the governmentās celebratory session in the legislature downtown.
Rodriguez emphasized that urgent work would be needed to mitigate the fallout from U.S. sanctions, which have exacerbated Venezuela's many homespun economic problems.
He also reiterated a desire for dialogue with the opposition at the same time that Maduro and others have threatened arrest for GuaidĆ³.