Maduro now has two options under the Venezuelan Constitution: he can suggest changes that will send it back to the Assembly for further debate, or he can forward the document straight to the Supreme Court for evaluation.
The passing of the amnesty law will increase the power struggle between the Assembly and the Supreme Court.
Representatives of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela called the law “outlandish” and refused to vote in favor.
The legislative agenda of the National Assembly was unexpectedly modified on Tuesday to incorporate the debate and approval of the Amnesty and Reconciliation Law, which will benefit 78 political prisoners.
López is one of the biggest stones in the shoe of chavismo, which follows the leftist, popular doctrine of late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez.
Fuente: http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/03/30/inenglish/1459333402_420405.html
