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Venezuela's newly elected National Assembly President Omar Barboza listens to the national anthem after his swearing-in ceremony outside of National Assembly building in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. The seasoned opposition leader is taking the reins of the one of the only branches of Venezuela’s federal government that remains in hands of President Nicolas Maduro’s detractors. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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Venezuela's National Assembly's President Omar Barboza, center, first Vice President Julio Cesar Reyes, left and second Vice President Alfonso Marquina listen to the national anthem after their swearing-in ceremony, outside of National Assembly building in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. Venezuela’s opposition-controlled National Assembly has selected a new leader who is urging the nation’s fractious opposition to unite and press for a fair vote in the upcoming presidential election. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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Venezuelan lawmaker Omar Barboza, center, reacts after being chosen as new president of Venezuela's National Assembly during a special session in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. The assembly’s laws are routinely declared unconstitutional by the government-stacked Supreme Court and an all-powerful constitutional assembly elected last year that has essentially usurped its legislative authority. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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New Venezuela congress leader pushes for negotiated solution
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