Venezuela suspended opposition legislators to stand down
Venezuela suspended opposition legislators to stand down
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Three opposition politicians in Venezuela have agreed to give up their seats in the National Assembly while the electoral authorities investigate allegations of voting irregularities.
On Monday, the Supreme Court declared all the actions of the assembly null and void until they stood down.
The three legislators say they agreed to leave the legislature to break the continuing stand-off.
Without the seats, the opposition loses a critical two-thirds majority. The so-called "super-majority" would would allow the opposition to put a more effective challenge to the government of Nicolas Maduro. They would be able to change the constitution and appoint new Supreme Court judges.
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