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The Venezuelan National Assembly on Wednesday debated a set of proposed amendments to the constitution, including reforms that would eliminate presidential term limits and augment the president's emergency powers. In August, the proposed amendments passed a preliminary...

Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said Monday that he plans to disband the Ecuadorean congress and rewrite the country's constitution . Correa's statement comes only a day after unofficial results in the...

The Venezuelan National Assembly gave preliminary approval Tuesday to comprehensive constitutional reforms introduced by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez last week. No word was available on how many legislators voted for...

Venezuelan opposition party members on Thursday criticized proposed constitutional reforms introduced this week by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez , calling Chavez's proposal a blatant attempt to further consolidate his control over Venezuela. The...

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez proposed comprehensive constitutional reforms Wednesday, asking the National Assembly to debate measures that will extend the presidential term from six to seven years, eliminate the limit...

The Venezuelan Supreme Tribunal of Justice Wednesday suspended an order issued by the government's telecommunication commission requiring Radio Caracas Television (RCTV) to register as a "national audiovisual production service" or face...

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday reassured Venezuelans that any future socialist constitutional reforms will protect private property rights, dispelling what Chavez called "dogmatic" allegations by critics that the impending constitutional reforms will negate...

Venezuelan Information Minister William Lara has filed lawsuits against media giant CNN and Venezuelan broadcast network Globovision , alleging that the two stations presented false information concerning Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and that Globovision issued a...

A lawyer representing the Venezuelan government said Friday that Venezuela plans to press the United States on its refusal to prosecute or extradite Cuban anti-Castro militant and Venezuelan national Luis Posada Carriles on charges...

A judge in Ecuador on Wednesday reinstated 57 members of the legislature who had been dismissed earlier this month by the country's Supreme Electoral Tribunal . The reinstatements came one week after Ecuador swore...