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Why has Venezuela’s Supreme Court Assumed Legislative Power?

By RACHAEL BOOTHROYD ROJAS and Ryan Mallett-Outtrim
Mar 31st 2017 at 6.50pm

Rachael Boothroyd Rojas and Ryan Mallett-Outtrim discuss the Venezuelan TSJ’s move to assume the legislative power of the AN.

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