The executive branch used its control over Supreme Court to weaken National Assembly's role to legislate, ignore the separation of powers, and enable the president to govern through series of emergency decrees... ... Article 349 of Venezuela's constitution states no other power can in..…

Even some of the president's own party members in National Assembly abstained from vote on anti-wreckers legislation that is set to become law shortly. ..…

People are elected at each level to these councils and the councils elect commune representatives to the National Constituent Assembly. . ..…