Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has pressed ahead with a plan to create a popular assembly | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has pressed ahead with a plan to create a popular assembly with the ability to rewrite the constitution, drawing instant criticism from the opposition. Maduro says the grassroots body is needed to bring peace to Venezuela, where nearly two months of anti-government protests have left more than 50 people dead, but opponents…