Maduro Orders Takeover of Guaido’s Party Ahead of Venezuela Vote
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President Nicolas Maduro continued his takeover of Venezuela’s main opposition parties Tuesday by ordering the suspension of the board of Popular Will, led by his biggest rival, Juan Guaido.
Maduro used the Supreme Court to appoint Jose Gregorio Noriega, a lawmaker ensnared in a graft scandal, as the party’s new president. This is the third political party the autocratic regime has sought to push aside -- the boards of Democratic Action and Justice First have already been replaced -- ahead of congressional elections in December.