The corresponding proposal was supported by the majority of the members of the National Constituent Assembly of the country. At the same time, the exact date of the election will be chosen in the coming weeks.

As reported on Wednesday, January 24, the newspaper "Mundo", with such a proposal made a member of the National Constituent Assembly of Venezuela, Diosdado Cabello. He recalled that the elections should be formally convened by the National Electoral Council of Venezuela, but the document adopted by the meeting "is binding for all bodies in accordance with the constitution".

Recall, the corresponding statement came after on Monday the decision of the Council of the European Union was adopted to impose restrictive measures against seven Venezuelan officials for "non-observance of democratic principles or principles of the rule of law".

In mid-December, President Nicolas Maduro said that opposition parties and their leaders will not take part in the presidential elections in the country.

As reported URA-Inform, on Wednesday morning, January 24, in Venezuela for the first time more than 60 years of its work, the largest oil plant Amuay. Today all flares were extinguished.