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Leaders attend the Ministerial Meeting of the Summit Implementation Review Group during the 52nd General Assembly of the Organisation of American States (OAS) in Lima, Peru, Thursday, October 6, 2022
VENEZUELA’s opposition suffered a defeat on Thursday night as 19 members of the Organisation of American States (OAS) backed a proposal to remove its envoy for political and economic issues.
Although the proposal failed to get the two-thirds majority, or 24 votes, needed to be put on the agenda of the OAS general assembly being held in Lima, Peru, it was a blow for opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
More than half of the organisation’s 35 members voted for the resolution and many others abstained, signalling a growing lack of support in the region for the faction of Venezuela’s opposition led by Juan Guaido. Only four states stood with Mr Guaido’s envoy.
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