Three cheers for the Bolivarian Revolution, eh?
Suppose in 2018 the Democrats capture the Congress.
Will Trump follow Madero's example and convene a rubber stamp "constituent assembly" to retain control over legislation?
Venezuela Puts Up Roadblock for Opposition in Next Presidential Vote
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s Constituent Assembly, the political body created by President Nicolás Maduro as an end run around the legislature, on Wednesday made it harder for opposition politicians to run for president.
In an unanimous vote — a turn of events increasingly common in the Constituent Assembly — lawmakers adopted a decree declaring that political parties that want to participate in coming elections must have been active in previous ones.
The could mean trouble for the three biggest opposition parties, which called on members to abstain in protest from recent municipal elections.
“It’s the way they have to establish control of the coming presidential elections,” said Nicmer Evans, a political analyst and former independent candidate for mayor in Caracas, the capital.
The presidential election will take place next year, on a date still to be determined.
The governing party had already confirmed that Mr. Maduro will run again, but the opposition has not named any candidates yet.
Now, they may not be able to.
The decree could prevent all their candidates from taking part in the election.
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