Nicolás Maduro's political oppression on the opposition
2017 Venezuelan constitutional crisis
Part of Crisis in Venezuela
The Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ) meeting on 28 March 2017.
Location
Venezuela
Cause
National Assembly is dissolved and stripped of legislative powers and parliamentary immunity.
Supreme Court assumes control of legislative powers.
Outcome
Internal and international condemnation.
Supreme Court partially reverses decision after facing criticism.
Strengthening of 2017 Venezuelan protests[1][2][3][4]
Maduro calls a Constituent Assembly to replace the 1999 Constitution of Venezuela
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On 29 March 2017, the Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ) of Venezuela took over legislative powers of the National Assembly.[5][6][7] The Tribunal, mainly supporters of President Nicolás Maduro,[8] also restricted the immunity granted to the Assembly's members, who mostly belonged to the opposition.[9]
The dissolution was considered by the opposition to be a "coup"[10][11][12] while the Organization of American States (OAS) termed the action a "self-coup".[13][1][2][3] The decision was condemned by some media outlets with analysts characterizing the move as a turn towards authoritarianism and one-man rule.[14]
Politicians throughout the Americas, as well as leaders from the United Nations, expressed concern with the decision and demanded its reversal, though the Venezuelan government stated no coup had taken place and instead justified its decision as a reaction to "coup-like actions" allegedly performed by the opposition.[7]
On 1 April 2017, the TSJ partially reversed its decision, thereby reinstating the powers of the National Assembly.[15] Public dissatisfaction with the decision persisted however, with the strengthening of the protests that year "into the most combative since a wave of unrest in 2014" resulting from the crisis.[4]
^ ab"Venezuela accused of 'self-coup' after Supreme Court shuts down National Assembly". Buenos Aires Herald. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
^ ab"Venezuela's Descent into Dictatorship". The New York Times. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
^ ab"Venezuela clashes 'self-inflicted coup': OAS". Sky News Australia. 1 April 2017. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
^ abGoodman, Joshua (9 April 2017). "Venezuela's Maduro blasts foe for chemical attack comments". ABC News. Associated Press. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
^Rafael Romo (30 March 2017). "Venezuela's high court dissolves National Assembly". CNN. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
^"Venezuela rejects coup accusations". The Jamaica Observer. 30 March 2017. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
^ ab"Venezuela's Top Prosecutor Rebukes Supreme Court Power Grab". U.S. News & World Report. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
^Juan Francisco Alonso (8 December 2015). "Elvis Amoroso aspira a mudarse al TSJ tras ser derrotado el 6D". El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
^Casey, Nicholas; Torres, Patricia (30 March 2017). "Venezuela Muzzles Legislature, Moving Closer to One-Man Rule". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
^Jonatham Watts; Alicia Hernández. "Venezuela opposition allege coup as supreme court seizes power". The Guardian. London.
^"Venezuela opposition calls on military to intervene after 'coup' ruling". Fox News Channel.
^Uta Thofern (30 March 2017). "Opinion: Coup in Venezuela". Deutsche Welle.
^Alidad Vassigh (31 March 2017). "Venezuela's Chilling "Self-Coup"". Worldcrunch.
^"Varios países critican a Maduro acusado de dar "Golpe de Estado" en Venezuela". Diario Panorama (in Spanish). Agence-France Presse. 31 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
^Dreier, Hannah; Sanchez, Fabiola (1 April 2017). "Venezuela high court reverses move to strip congress' power". USA Today. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
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