Venezuela Opposition Boycotts Maduro's Constitution Rewrite
- Capriles says process to redo charter ‘absolutely fraudulent’
- Maduro has called for assembly to write new constitution
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Venezuela’s opposition coalition said it won’t participate in a convention called by President Nicolas Maduro to write a new constitution, calling the process “fraudulent.”
Opposition Governor Henrique Capriles said Sunday that Maduro’s constitutional assembly goes against the Venezuela’s charter, which requires approval of the nation’s voters to alter the constitution. Instead, opposition leaders said they’re planning a protest on Monday at the Education Ministry to present arguments against the assembly, and are staging marches across the nation.