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Nations Push to Cut Ties with Venezuela's Maduro
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by Kerry Lear
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Venezuela has been on the verge of collapse for years. But now, as things have declined, more Latin American and Caribbean countries are pushing to sever ties with the country and its president Nicolas Maduro.
The Lima Group was formed in August of 2017 to handle the crisis in Venezuela. The group made up of representatives from a dozen Latin American and Caribbean countries met before the holidays to discuss what action they plan to take against Maduro's regime.
On January 10, Maduro will be sworn in for another term.
But Maduro continues to be accused of fraud after his socialist party surprisingly won 17 out of the 23 state governorships in the country's last regional election.
Polls prior to the election, it was predicted that the opposition would win by a landslide. Since then, Maduro has been repeatedly accused of rigging the election.
The Lima Group has agreed that Maduro won't be recognized as Venezuela's head of state come January 10.
Earlier in the month, Chilean Foreign Minister Roberto Ampuero referred to Maduro's re-election as "invalid.
"The Group of Lima is working very close together, exchanging views. And we have to define the next steps," said Ampuero. "One thing is very clear, in the case of Chile, we think Venezuela is facing a tragedy in every sense. Venezuelans are not able to...More
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