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Venezuelan Congress approves law to speed up Maduro’s removal from power

Friday, 22 April 2016 9:40 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 22 April 2016 9:37 AM ]

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gestures during a rally in Caracas on April 19, 2016. (AFP)

Jesus Silva
Press TV, Caracas

Venezuelan opposition-led parliament has approved a law to speed up legal procedure to remove President Nicolas Maduro from power before his term ends in 2019. While the opposition tries to shorten Maduro's term, the president says only people's vote can remove him from power. Jesus Silva reports from Caracas.

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