Venezuela’s opposition governors refuse to be sworn in
Five new Venezuelan governors from the only states won by the opposition have refused to be sworn in before President Nicolas Maduro’s controversial Constitutional Assembly.
19 Oct 2017
Five new Venezuelan governors from the only states won by the opposition have refused to be sworn in before President Nicolas Maduro’s controversial Constitutional Assembly.
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