US EditionMaduro Submits Constitution Reform to Reshape Venezuela Politics
- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has initiated a constitutional reform to reshape governance and address economic crises, following his disputed re-election for 2025-2031.
- The reform aims to integrate 49,000 communal councils into the constitution, granting them more control over local governance, although these councils are loyal to Maduro's government.
- A commission, led by Attorney General Tarek William Saab and Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, will draft the reforms, which must be approved in a national referendum later this year.
- Critics argue that the reforms could consolidate Maduro's power amidst ongoing human rights concerns and skepticism from opposition leaders and groups.
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President Diaz-Canel meets with head of Venezuelan Assembly
Díaz-Canel noted on X that during the meeting they agreed to continue to strengthen relations between both parliaments. “We also talked about his book “Río Quemado,” in honor of his father, which he presented at the International Book Fair in Havana,” he added. According to a report from the Presidency of the Republic, the president underscored the importance of strengthening relations in the legislative field, from where many other alliances ca…
Preceded by the presentation of the National History Awards, the formal publication of the Constitutional Reform project was carried out by President Nicolás Maduro. This took place on Saturday, February 15 at the solemn session commemorating the speech to the Congress of Angostura by the Liberator Simón Bolívar in 1819. The event was held in the Elliptical Hall of the Federal Legislative Palace, headquarters of the National Assembly (AN), and w…
Maduro Pushes Constitutional Reform Amid Legitimacy Crisis and Repression
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has launched a constitutional reform initiative, aiming to reshape the country’s governance amid ongoing political and economic crises. The announcement, made on February 15, follows his controversial re-election for the 2025–2031 term, which opposition leaders and international observers widely disputed. While Maduro claims the reforms will modernize Venezuela’s 1999 Constitution, critics […]
Maduro wants to reform Venezuela's Constitution
Venezuela's Bolivarian ruler Nicolás Maduro is pushing for a Constitutional reform, which, among other changes, would provide for harsher penalties against individuals threatening the government's authority, it was reported this weekend in Caracas. The current Carta Magna dates back to 1999 when it was promoted by the late Hugo Chávez (1999-2013), who had it modified in 2009 to be reelected indefinitely.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro presented a draft constitutional reform with 80 new articles to the National Assembly on Saturday, with the aim of "building a new democratic system" and "the legal, constitutional and political updating of the country's constitutional system."
President Maduro Delivers Constitutional Reform Proposal at National Assembly
The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, presented a proposal for constitutional reform before the plenary of the National Assembly. On Saturday, February 15, at the parliamentary session commemorating the 206th anniversary of the Congress of Angostura led by Simón Bolívar, President Maduro presented the proposal that has four fundamental objectives: to expand and improve Venezuelan participatory and direct democracy to build a new society, a…
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