Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro greets people next to his wife Cilia Flores during a rally in support of the government in Caracas, Venezuela May 20, 2019. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado
May 20, 2019
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday proposed early elections for the National Assembly, which is run by the opposition.
The opposition won a majority in the legislative body in a late 2015 vote, and the next congressional elections are currently scheduled for late 2020.
(Reporting by Caracas Newsroom, Luc Cohen; editing by Grant McCool)
