Under siege, Venezuelan opposition lawmakers keep their congress alive

By Mayela Armas CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition says President Nicolas Maduro is seeking to close down the last institutional space they have left to contest his government - the National Assembly legislature, headed by Juan Guaido. Since Guaido invoked the constitution to assume a rival presidency in January, opposition lawmakers have been assaulted by pro-government groups at the assembly's gates, arrested and accused of treason

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