Two separate events took place this afternoon that I find interesting and intriguing:
-The Venezuelan Supreme Court ruled on a request of interpretation that signatures gathered in a petition drive for a recall referendum may be gathered either before or after the mid point of the term of the elected official whose recall is being sought. This simply removes an important cloud hanging over the signatures gathered in the opposition’s petition drive in February of this year. The expedience with which the Court is acting is leading many to be suspicious of what is going on and whether some sinister plot is being executed.
-The President of the National Assembly and National Director of Movimiento Quinta Republica (MVR) Francisco Ameliach, said today that the initiative by Deputy Iris Varela is not shared by MVR and said that the proposed Constitutional amendment will likely not be considered during the current extraordianry session. This appears to be a result of the realization that such an amendment may not even be approved by the Chavistas themselves as suggested in today’s Tal Cual Editorial below. It may also be that the proposal was so ridicolous or stupid that it would have made the Government look really bad, if passed.
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