Twitter suspends account of the new Parliament of Venezuela

Caracas, January 20 (RHC)-- The social network Twitter has suspended the account of the new National Assembly (NA) of Venezuela for allegedly "not complying" with its rules.

The account of the Parliament -- identified as 'The New Assembly' -- was enabled on January 5th, when the new legislative period of Venezuela was installed, with the legislators elected in the December 6th elections.  The new Parliament took office on January 5th, however, several parliamentarians from the previous legislature have tried to stay in office, in response to a supposed decree of "administrative continuity."   This was annulled by the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ).   This illegal text was approved by former deputy Juan Guaidó, who proclaimed himself in 2019 as "interim president" of Venezuela.

However, while Twitter has suspended the account of the recently elected Parliament, it maintains the verified profile of the previous National Assembly (@AssambleaVE), which Guaidó's group led with U.S. support.