Venezuelan congress declares 'coup d'etat' by Nicolas Maduro govt

Venezuela's opposition-majority legislature declared on Sunday that President Nicolas Maduro's "regime" committed a coup d'etat when authorities blocked a referendum on removing the unpopular leftist leader from power.

In an emergency session, lawmakers passed a resolution declaring a "break of constitutional order and the existence of a coup d'etat committed by the Nicolas Maduro regime," vowing to respond with international pressure and mass protests.