30 July 2017, 21:14 GMT
MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) — On Sunday, Venezuela is holding election of the members of the Constituent Assembly, a new legislative body with the power to amend the constitution. The last time the Constituent Assembly was convened in 1999.
"We decided to extend the voting for an hour and, as it usually happens, until people are standing in a queue waiting for exercising their right to vote," Oblitas said on Sunday, as quoted by the VTV broadcaster.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced his decision to convene the Constituent Assembly in early May, claiming it would bring peace to the South American country hit by months of violent protests. However, his opponents fear that it would allow him to bypass the opposition-controlled parliament.
