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Venezuela Parliament Calls Urgent Meeting After Maduro Installs Rival Super-Body

© AP Photo / Ariana CubillosOpposition lawmakers shout "Fraud, fraud during a session of Venezuelan National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. The CEO of the voting technology company Smartmatic said Wednesday that results of Venezuela's election for an all-powerful constituent assembly were off by at least 1 million votes
Opposition lawmakers shout Fraud, fraud during a session of Venezuelan National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. The CEO of the voting technology company Smartmatic said Wednesday that results of Venezuela's election for an all-powerful constituent assembly were off by at least 1 million votes - Sputnik International
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Venezuela’s National Assembly will hold an urgent meeting next week after Nicolas Maduro inaugurated a controversial Constituent Assembly.

An anti-government demonstrator aims a slingshot during clashes with security forces along a highway in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, June 19, 2017 - Sputnik International
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MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) — Venezuela’s National Assembly said Friday it will hold an urgent meeting next week after President Nicolas Maduro inaugurated a controversial Constituent Assembly with broader powers.

"The NA informs that the parliamentary board has called a meeting of the advisory committee for 10 a.m. on Monday and a special session for 2 p.m. at the Federal Palace," the legislative body tweeted.

The historic Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas has been the seat of the opposition-controlled parliament. The new legislature will convene in a chamber in the same building.

The powerful Constituent Assembly was installed earlier on Friday after a nationwide vote to select its 545 members. The embattled government said 41.53 percent of voters turned up to cast ballots, but opposition claims the turnout numbers have been inflated.

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