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Venezuela: Opposition Drops Symbolic Trial Against President Maduro

HeadlineNov 02, 2016

In Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro scored a political victory Tuesday when the opposition-led National Assembly announced it had suspended its symbolic trial against Maduro on charges he had been derelict in his duties as president. The opposition also canceled an anti-government march planned for Thursday. This comes after Maduro’s government released five opposition activists from jail on Monday. Talks between the government and the opposition are planned for November 11.

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