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EXPLAINED: Venezuela showdown looms over contested new assembly - The Real Truth

Attorney General Luisa Ortega's office said two state prosecutors have filed a court case to block Friday's inauguration over allegations of election fraud [Marco Bello/Reuters]

Venezuela is headed for a fresh showdown as President Nicolas Maduro prepares to inaugurate a powerful new "Constituent Assembly" on Friday, with his opponents vowing massive protests and state prosecutors seeking to block him in court.

Maduro faces mounting accusations at home and abroad of trampling on democracy with the election of the assembly on Sunday, in a vote boycotted by the opposition and allegedly marred by fraud.

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