Venezuela's political crisis deepens as its legislature is essentially dissolved
by By Mery Mogollon and Chris Kraul, Los Angeles Times
Aug 18, 2017
2 minutes
CARACAS, Venezuela _ Venezuela's political crisis deepened Friday as the controversial constitutional assembly declared that it is the country's sole legislative body, essentially dissolving the democratically elected congress.
"All public bodies are subordinated to the National Constitutional Assembly," said Delcy Rodriguez, the body's president.
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