Maduro Maneuvers to Keep Control of Venezuela Electoral Body
* Seeks to bypass National Assembly with allies in Supreme Court
* Maduro wants December election to weaken Guaido claim to power
Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro is seeking to use the Supreme Court to
accelerate the appointment of electoral officials mainly loyal to his government, laying the groundwork for congressional elections in
December, according to seven people familiar with matter.
Maduro’s administration is preparing to appoint an all-new board to the electoral body known as CNE through a Supreme Court ruling as soon as
next week, according to five of the people, who asked not to be named
because they’re not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
That would bypass the regular process requiring the vote of two thirds
of the opposition-controlled National Assembly. Maduro’s government
wants elections in the first two weeks of December, in the hope of
ousting supporters of opposition leader Juan Guaido from the National
Assembly and weakening his claim to power.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-05/maduro-maneuvers-to-keep-control-of-venezuela-electoral-body
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