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VENEZUELA’S national constituent assembly called a fresh election in Zulia state on Thursday after the new opposition governor refused to be sworn in.

Democratic Unity Roundtable (Mud) coalition governor-elect Juan Pablo Guanipa maintained his boycott of the assembly past Wednesday’s deadline for him to take his oath.

The assembly responded by calling a new election in the state for December. It also scheduled municipal elections for that month.

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