Defiant Maduro to overhaul charter

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro formally launched moves to rewrite the constitution on Tuesday, defying opponents who accuse him of clinging to power in a political crisis that has prompted unrest killing 53 people. Elections to the new assembly will take place at the end of July. Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro formally launched moves to rewrite the constitution on Tuesday, defying opponents who accuse him of clinging to power in a political crisis that has prompted unrest killing 53 people. Elections to the new assembly will take place at the end of July.