That image shows some of the blocked journalists.
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I’m in Caracas this morning. Hundreds of journalists signed up to cover a critical vote in Venezuela today, but government officials are not letting many of us in to the assembly to cover it. Those blocked include The New York Times, CNN, Telemundo.pic.twitter.com/hKf0T4DSpJ
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Backstory: The legislature will vote today for its president. If Juan Guaidó wins the seat (again), he can continue to claim to be the interim president of Venezuela. If he loses, he has a much more tenuous claim to that position and risks losing critical international support.
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It’s a very important moment for Guaidó, and the government is accused of jailing, intimidating and even bribing assembly members to block him from continuing as the legislature’s leader.
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It goes without saying that it’s very important to have journalists inside to see the vote.
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Officials have erected this white fence about a block and a half from the Venezuelan assembly, we are waiting here to see if we can enter.pic.twitter.com/zMGXTHXGKD
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Many streets around the assembly are blocked by national police.pic.twitter.com/mVpY21Pgnf
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Guaidó has passed the police blockade and should be inside the assembly soon, if he’s not already there. Now we wait for the vote.
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I am struck by how young the Venezuelan National Guard is.pic.twitter.com/rEown03l42
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Classic socialist govt
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Those are government officials, they are regime forces part of a dictatorial regime lead by dictador Maduro.
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