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Venezuela Assembly President Says Must Define New Electoral Authorities

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  • VENEZUELA ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT RODRIGUEZ SPEAKS FROM CARACAS:
  • ASSEMBLY MUST DEFINE NEW ELECTORAL AUTHORITIES
  • ASSEMBLY TO DESIGNATE NOMINATIONS' COMMITTEE
  • These headlines come after the earlier news that the president of Venezuela's National Electoral Council Pedro Calzadilla announced he would resign along with seven other members, ahead of a 2024 presidential election.
  • The country's opposition has long alleged that the council is biased toward President Nicolas Maduro's ruling party. A majority of the council's 15 members, including Calzadilla and the seven others who resigned, are allied with the government, while just two are allied with the opposition.
  • "We have put our posts at the disposition of the national assembly so they can at once designate a national electoral council", Calzadilla said in a statement to journalists at the council's headquarters, without taking questions. (Reuters)

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