国际英语资讯:Venezuela kicks off campaigns for constituent assembly
<p><span word="CARACAS">CARACAS</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 9-- <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campaigns">campaigns</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="to">to</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="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="rewriting">rewriting</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1999 <span word="constitution">constitution</span>.</p><p><span word="Venezuelans">Venezuelans</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 30 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="elect">elect</span> <span word="the">the</span> 545 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ANC">ANC</span>.</p><p><span word="Leaders">Leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="socialist">socialist</span> <span word="PSUV">PSUV</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Caracas">Caracas</span>, <span word="marking">marking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="period">period</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="right">right</span>-<span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="meanwhile">meanwhile</span>, <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constitutional">constitutional</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Nicolas">Nicolas</span> <span word="Maduro">Maduro</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consolidate">consolidate</span> <span word="power">power</span>.</p><p><span word="Maduro">Maduro</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="civic">civic</span> <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="standstill">standstill</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span>-<span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="congress">congress</span> <span word="refusing">refusing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cooperate">cooperate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="PSUV">PSUV</span>-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="executive">executive</span>.</p><p><span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="Delcy">Delcy</span> <span word="Rodriguez">Rodriguez</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="deadlock">deadlock</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="convinced">convinced</span> (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="ACN">ACN</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="Venezuelans">Venezuelans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hate">hate</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intolerance">intolerance</span>," <span word="Rodriguez">Rodriguez</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Televen">Televen</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>.</p><p><span word="Luisa">Luisa</span> <span word="Ortega">Ortega</span>, <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="general">general</span>, <span word="unsuccessfully">unsuccessfully</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> (<span word="TSJ">TSJ</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="annul">annul</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span>.</p>
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