Economics
Maduro Says Vote On as Venezuela Opposition Calls 48-Hour Strike
- Unidad Democratica will rally Wednesday, Thursday in Caracas
- Party threatens further activities to disrupt assembly vote
Why Venezuela's Many Crises Keep Getting Worse
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, defying a threat of U.S. sanctions and calls by his opponents for two days of general strikes this week, vowed to press on with a vote to elect a new national assembly and rewrite the constitution.
“Who doesn’t go vote next Sunday is hurting the Republic of Venezuela, is hurting the right for peace, because what we are deciding here next week is between peace or war, violence or the constituent assembly,” according to a statement issued Sunday.