VENEZUELAN President Nicolas Maduro hailed a new era of “coexistence” with the opposition on Tuesday after meeting opposition state governors.

Mr Maduro and Vice-President Tareck El Aissami welcomed four of five governors from the Democratic Action (AD) party — one the biggest parties in the Democratic Unity Roundtable (Mud) coalition.

The four were sworn in on Monday by the new National Constituent Assembly, abandoning their boycott of the recently elected body.