Venezuela Lawmakers Suspend Maduro 'Trial' ahead of Talks
Opposition lawmakers suspended a "trial" of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday, ahead of talks with the government next week aimed at easing their country's deep political and economic crisis.
The speaker of the opposition-dominated National Assembly, Henry Ramos Allup, said the chamber's decision to put off the proceedings was not a "capitulation" but a desire to find a solution to the crisis.
Analysts had said the "trial" of Maduro by the lawmakers would have been largely symbolic, as the constitution does not allow for such a process against the president.
Maduro himself had dismissed the effort as invalid and an attempt to overthrow his government.
Source: Agence France Presse
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