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Venezuelan Opposition Holds Meeting With Mediators to Resolve Crisis

© AFP 2023 / Juan BarretoVenezuelan opposition leader Ramon Guillermo Aveledo.
Venezuelan opposition leader Ramon Guillermo Aveledo. - Sputnik International
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A meeting between representatives of the Venezuelan opposition, and a group of mediators was held in the capital of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, with an aim to address the situation in Venezuela, the head of the opposition said.

MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) — In early January, Venezuela's new opposition-controlled parliament formally started its legislative functioning. In mid-March, the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) coalition, which controls the parliament, approved the first reading of a draft law on holding a recall referendum to oust President Nicolas Maduro.

A worker of the National Electoral Council (CNE) configures a voting machine in front of a mural depicting Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez at a school in Caracas, December 4, 2015. Venezuela will hold parliamentary elections on December 6. - Sputnik International
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The mediators were Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, former Presidents of Panama Martin Torrijos, former President of the Dominican Republic Leonel Fernandez, Jesus Torrealba, Secretary-General of the MUD, said on Twitter.

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During the talks, the opposition once again outlined the points that opponents of Maduro consider absolutely necessary to start a national dialogue. Among them were a referendum on Maduro's recall and the release of all political prisoners.

Maduro has been facing a wave of criticism by the opposition over discontent with his government and acute economic and social problems, including hospital crises during the notorious Zika virus spread, power cuts and fluctuating inflation.

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