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Venezuela's getting a new constitution whether the people want it or not

  • Written by Laura Gamboa, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Utah State University

Despite widespread objections, Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, is moving ahead with a plan to rewrite the country’s constitution.

Maduro argues a new constitution would contain the deadly violence that has gripped the nation and restore cooperation between the different branches of government. A vote is scheduled for July 30 to...

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