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Reuters
Reuters
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By Vivian Sequera and Mayela Armas

Venezuela opposition appoints three exiled lawmakers to leadership

Jorge Rodriguez delivers a speech after being sworn in as President of the National Assembly of Venezuela for a new period during the opening of the 2023 legislative period, in Caracas, Venezuela January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

Venezuela's opposition national assembly on Thursday appointed three exiled lawmakers to direct it and create a commission to control foreign assets, including oil refiner Citgo Petroleum.

The assembly voted last week to remove Juan Guaido, the public face of the fractious opposition since 2019, as its interim president. The United States and other governments had backed Guaido after deeming the 2018 re-election of President Nicolas Maduro as fraudulent.

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