Venezuela opposition rejoins talks as presidency vote looms
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Negotiators for Venezuela's opposition say they will return to the negotiating table next week as international pressure mounts on President Nicolas Maduro's government over its decision to push up presidential elections.
The main opposition alliance announced Saturday that it would rejoin talks even as it harshly criticized the government for torpedoing prospects for a breakthrough by unilaterally setting a deadline for elections and banning it from the ballot.
The decision ends days of speculation that the Democratic Unity alliance could abandon the negotiations after one of its biggest parties announced it was boycotting the talks, which have been taking place in the Dominican Republic.