委內(nèi)瑞拉全國罷工進(jìn)入第二天

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Venezuelan opposition forces will take part Thursday in the second and final day of a nationwide strike aimed at forcing President Nicolas Maduro to cancel an upcoming vote to create a constitutional assembly.

Millions of workers stayed home Wednesday, leaving streets and highways clear of traffic and scores of businesses closed. Some protesters threw up roadblocks in neighborhoods to keep people from getting to work, leading to clashes with security forces that left at least one person dead.

President Maduro has scheduled a vote for Sunday, July 30 for a constitutional assembly to restore order in Venezuela, where more than 100 people have been killed in near daily violent clashes between protesters and security forces since April.

Opposition leaders say Maduro intends to assume more authoritarian powers once a constitutional assembly acceptable to him is chosen.

Leopoldo López, an opposition leader, called on Venezuelans Wednesday to continue peaceful street protests, and encouraged the military to ignore government orders to clamp down on activists.

A planned protest march on Friday in the capital, Caracas, will follow the 48-hour walkout.

Meanwhile, the United States announced new sanctions Wednesday against 13 individuals connected to the Venezuelan government and state oil company, in an further effort to pressure Maduro call off Sunday's vote.

A senior Trump administration official said the individuals targeted include high-ranking current and former officials connected to the Maduro regime, including two Cabinet ministers, the national elections director, the vice president of finance for state-run oil company PDVSA, and the country's army and police chiefs, among others.

In a statement accompanying the sanctions announcement, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said further sanctions are possible after the election Maduro has called for Sunday: "Anyone elected to the National Constituent Assembly should know that their role in undermining democratic processes and institutions in Venezuela could expose them to potential U.S. sanctions.”

委內(nèi)瑞拉反對派星期四連續(xù)第二天，也是最后一天全國大罷工，目的是對委內(nèi)瑞拉總統(tǒng)馬杜羅施加壓力，迫使他取消即將舉行的制憲會議選舉。

數(shù)百萬工人星期三待在家中，街道和高速公路上空空蕩蕩，很多店鋪也關(guān)門停業(yè)。一些抗議者在社區(qū)設(shè)置路障，不讓大家去上班，結(jié)果引發(fā)跟保安部隊(duì)的沖突，至少一人喪生。

委內(nèi)瑞拉總統(tǒng)馬杜羅計(jì)劃星期天，也就是7月31日投票選舉制憲會議成員，重建國家秩序。四月以來抗議者和保安部隊(duì)幾乎每天都會發(fā)生暴力沖突，已經(jīng)造成100多人喪生。

反對派領(lǐng)袖說，馬杜羅是希望選舉產(chǎn)生他能夠接受的制憲會議，逐漸實(shí)現(xiàn)獨(dú)裁統(tǒng)治。

反對派領(lǐng)袖洛佩斯星期三呼吁委內(nèi)瑞拉人繼續(xù)在街頭和平示威，并鼓勵軍對無視政府下達(dá)的鎮(zhèn)壓活動人士的命令。

48小時全國罷工后，反對派將于星期五在首都加拉加斯舉行抗議示威游行。

與此同時，美國星期三宣布對13個跟委內(nèi)瑞拉政府和國家石油公司有關(guān)的個人實(shí)施新制裁，進(jìn)一步向馬杜羅施壓，迫使他取消星期天的選舉。