Venezuela: three opposition lawmakers resign in concession to Maduro
Source: Reuters
Venezuela: three opposition lawmakers resign in concession to Maduro
Reuters in Caracas
Wednesday 16 November 2016 01.08 GMT
Three opposition lawmakers at the centre of a dispute between Venezuelas congress and its top court stepped down on Tuesday following an agreement meant to ease a political standoff between the opposition and President Nicolás Maduro.
Julio Ygarza, Nirma Guarulla and Romel Guzamana submitted their resignations in writing to congress on Tuesday.
The lawmakers two from the Amazonas jungle state and one who represents indigenous groups were key to handing the opposition a super-majority in December 2015s legislative elections.
But in January a supreme court order banned them on allegations of fraud.
The National Assembly defied the government by reinstating them in July, leading authorities to declare congress illegitimate and setting up a power clash with Maduros socialist administration.
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