President Nicolás Maduro puts hardline leftists in charge of economy as ruling socialists seek to nullify laws approved by MUD-controlled national assemblyIf any Venezuelan voters had thought that giving the opposition a majority in parliament would offer their country a short-nick out of the political and economic morass it is in, they may absorb miscalculated.
No sooner had the opposition taken control of the national assembly for the first time in 16 years this week than the ruling socialists sought to nullify any legislation approved by lawmakers and President Nicolás Maduro put hardline leftists in charge of the country’s economy.
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Source: theguardian.com