CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s National Assembly has approved a plan for President Hugo Chavez not to attend his scheduled inauguration this Thursday and to instead be sworn in later on before the Supreme Court.
Chavez’s congressional allies hold a majority of seats in the National Assembly, and they backed the proposal with a show of hands.
The country’s opposition lawmakers on Tuesday strongly criticized the action to put off the swearing-in. They argued it violates the country’s constitution.
