No pay, no expenses, no laws for Venezuela's opposition lawmakers

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They say they have not been paid for two months, have had their electricity cut and are sometimes banned from flights - and the laws they pass are blocked anyway.

Venezuela's opposition lawmakers accuse the socialist government of sabotaging their work after winning a majority in congress last December.

The pro-government Supreme Court has blocked all congress' bills from becoming law. Earlier this week, the high court also allowed President Nicolas Maduro to present the 2017 budget without congressional approval.

On a smaller scale, congressmen say they are also being blocked from doing their job because of lack of state resources.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/no-pay-no-expenses-no-laws-venezuelas-opposition-204446048.html

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