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Venezuela's Maduro orders reopening of Miami consulate before election
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS FEBRUARY 15, 2018 / 7:39 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Venezuela's Maduro orders reopening of Miami consulate before election
Reuters Staff
2 MIN READ
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has ordered the reopening of the country’s consulate in Miami, home to a sizeable anti-government community, before presidential elections on April 22, reversing a move by his predecessor Hugo Chavez.
Speaking at the country’s Supreme Court late Wednesday, Maduro said he had received a request from Miami’s Venezuelan community to open the consulate so they could vote in the hastily arranged election, announced last week.
“I have given the instruction to the foreign minister to proceed immediately to open the Miami consulate so that all Venezuelans can enroll in the electoral registry,” Maduro said.
“In Venezuela there will be no coup d‘etat. In Venezuela so there will be presidential elections and the people will decide who is their president in a free way.”
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Venezuela's Maduro orders reopening of Miami consulate before election
Reuters Staff
2 MIN READ
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has ordered the reopening of the country’s consulate in Miami, home to a sizeable anti-government community, before presidential elections on April 22, reversing a move by his predecessor Hugo Chavez.
Speaking at the country’s Supreme Court late Wednesday, Maduro said he had received a request from Miami’s Venezuelan community to open the consulate so they could vote in the hastily arranged election, announced last week.
“I have given the instruction to the foreign minister to proceed immediately to open the Miami consulate so that all Venezuelans can enroll in the electoral registry,” Maduro said.
“In Venezuela there will be no coup d‘etat. In Venezuela so there will be presidential elections and the people will decide who is their president in a free way.”
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics/venezuelas-maduro-orders-reopening-of-miami-consulate-before-election-idUSKCN1FZ1I1
