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Venezuela Seats Pro-Maduro Congress

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   Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was set to further consolidate
   power as a majority-socialist Congress was installed Tuesday in
   Caracas.

   The new Congress was set to be led by Maduro's former chief of staff,
   Jorge Rodriguez. Maduro was expected to attend the inaugural session
   after having avoided legislative sessions for years when the opposition
   controlled the National Assembly.

   Today "begins a new cycle for Venezuela, a new National Assembly born
   from the popular vote is born," Maduro wrote on Twitter. "Together we
   will take a great leap toward economic recovery, reconciliation and
   national peace."

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