News of legislature

Leopoldo López leaves embassy haven to flee Venezuela

25-10-2020 10:54 Statement from Voluntad Popular party confirms former opposition mayor has left the country to continue his work from abroad in a decision they deemed “best for the country and the fight for Venezuela's freedom.”

CLASHES WITH POLICE

Protesting nurses wounded in clashes with City Police

22-09-2020 09:16 Police officers clashed with protesting nurses outside the Buenos Aires City Legislature on Monday, with a number of demonstrators walking away wounded.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Venezuela opposition politician breaks with US-backed Guaidó

03-09-2020 00:04 Henrique Capriles says he will fight for fair elections, breaking with US-backed leader Juan Guaido, whose coalition has vowed to boycott Venezuela's upcoming congressional elections.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Venezuela's Guaidó sworn in as National Assembly speaker after stand-off

07-01-2020 13:55 Opposition leader sworn in for another term as the speaker of Venezuela's National Assembly on Tuesday after a tense stand-off with the Armed Forces who initially prevented him from entering Congress.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Venezuela crisis deepens as Chavismo moves against Guaidó

06-01-2020 11:26 Opposition leader Juan Guaidó and a rival Chavismo-aligned lawmaker, Luis Parra, both claim to be the speaker of the National Assembly, following two separate votes and accusations of a "parliamentary coup" from the opposition.

BOLIVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS

Bolivia moves toward replacing ousted leader Evo Morales

19-12-2019 12:36 Legislature approves new tribunal to oversee vote after talks between opposition and Morales' Movement Toward Socialism party, but date for election still not set.