Venezuela Congress Swears in 3 Disputed Opposition Deputies
- Move sets up clash with pro-government lawmakers, high court
- Social media ablaze with video of combative opposition leader
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Venezuela’s National Assembly swore in three opposition deputies who had been disqualified by the country’s Supreme Court after elections last month, setting up a confrontation with the socialist government of President Nicolas Maduro.
As opposition lawmakers chanted “We’re 112!” in reference to their elected two-thirds legislative majority, pro-government deputies protested the installation and said any laws approved with the votes of the disputed lawmakers would be unconstitutional.