The regular session of the Assembly of Venezuela has been postponed [eleita em 2015] proposal for [hoje] The House of Representatives announced in its account on the social networking site Twitter on December 29, according to the standards of the members of the House of Directors and Representatives, the extension of the debate in order to seek a broader agreement for the country.
The opposition parliament called the next session “for January 2, 2023”, in a decision later confirmed by the 2015 Legislative Delegates Committee Chairman, Juan Guaido.
“In response to the general requests of several deputies, I suppose as your president to adjourn the session, in order to defend the constitution and the necessary unity, in favor of an agreement between Venezuela and Venezuelans,” the opposition leader declared on Twitter.
The adjournment takes place despite the fact that the parties, which in the previous debate mostly voted to end the “Provisional Government” (Ação Democrática, Um Novo Tempo, Primeiro Justiça and Movimento Pela Venezuela), through messages posted on social networks, stated that “no consultation took place regarding this possibility” and that it “has not been commented on.”
Many constitutionalists have warned that the opposition will violate Venezuela’s constitution if Juan Guaido’s “interim government” ends, because the parliament elected in 2015 did not recognize the early 2018 presidential election.
According to the Constitutional Defense Bloc, opponent Juan Guaidó cannot be removed from the positions he has held and such a decision could result in the opposition parliament usurping the functions that should have been held by the then-chairman of that legislature.
On December 22, the Venezuelan opposition agreed, in a session of the opposition parliament elected in 2015, to dissolve the “interim government” of Juan Guaido, after only 23 deputies out of 112 voted in favor of continuing the “interim government”. government” until January 04, 2024.
The Democratic Action, New Time, First Justice and Movement for Venezuela parties said they received the most votes to end the “interim government” and accused Juan Guaidó of failing to fulfill his promises to remove Nicolás Maduro from power, convene a transitional government and hold free elections in the country.
The proposal of these parties foresees that the Parliament will remain in its functions, while keeping the “dedicated” directorates of the Central Bank of Venezuela and the state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela active. He also advocates the creation of an executive committee “for the defense of Venezuelan assets abroad”.
Juan Guaidó warned, on Twitter, that Venezuela’s “constitution” and “Article 233 are not an option or a mere strategy, but a duty” whose defense must be preserved, stressing that “the people elected us for this.”
He added that the abolition of this article “does not generate any certainty, but will give grounds for dictatorship.”
According to NGOs and international organizations, more than seven million Venezuelans have left the country in the past five years due to the political, economic and social crisis.
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