Venezuela Opposition to Boycott Vote

Venezuela’s largest opposition parties on Wednesday said they would boycott the April 22 presidential elections, casting further doubt on the legitimacy of the vote in which leftist leader Nicolás Maduro is seeking a second, six-year term.

Mr. Maduro responded soon after, saying that not only would the presidential election proceed but that he wanted voters to also choose members of a new congress. That would mean the end of the opposition-controlled legislature, which has already been shorn of its power by other actions of...