国际英语资讯:Venezuelas Maduro, defying U.S. sanctions, says elections will go ahead
<p><span word="CARACAS">CARACAS</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 27-- <span word="Venezuelan">Venezuelan</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Nicolas">Nicolas</span> <span word="Maduro">Maduro</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="counterpart">counterpart</span>, <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="July">July</span> 30 <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Constituent">Constituent</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span> (<span word="ANC">ANC</span>) <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="planned">planned</span>.</p><p>"<span word="On">On</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="July">July</span> 30, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constituent">Constituent</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Maduro">Maduro</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closure">closure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ANC">ANC</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="Caracas">Caracas</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="vowed">vowed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 30, "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="sing">sing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="victory">victory</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="liberators">liberators</span>, '<span word="Gloria">Gloria</span> <span word="al">al</span> <span word="bravo">bravo</span> <span word="pueblo">pueblo</span>' (<span word="Glory">Glory</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brave">brave</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="anthem">anthem</span>)."</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="on">on</span> 13 <span word="top">top</span> <span word="Venezuelan">Venezuelan</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ANC">ANC</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="grab">grab</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Maduro">Maduro</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="response">response</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Venezuelan">Venezuelan</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="wanting">wanting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> "<span word="emperor">emperor</span>" <span word="by">by</span> "<span word="ordering">ordering</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="suspend">suspend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constituent">Constituent</span>."</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Unity">Unity</span> <span word="Roundtable">Roundtable</span> (<span word="MUD">MUD</span>) <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ANC">ANC</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fraudulent">fraudulent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unconstitutional">unconstitutional</span>, <span word="arguing">arguing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="consultation">consultation</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="announcing">announcing</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Maduro">Maduro</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Colombia">Colombia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pressured">pressured</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ANC">ANC</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ANC">ANC</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="warnings">warnings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="defiance">defiance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span>.</p>
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