[Pak Daily Times] Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro was a step closer to getting the votes he needs to govern by decree after his ruling party ousted an opposition politician from parliament on Tuesday.Opposition deputy Maria Mercedes Aranguren walked out of the unicameral National Assembly after politicians voted to expel her and remove her parliamentary immunity.
Maduro's United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) is one vote shy of the three-fifths majority it needs to give the leftist leader the power to rule by decree for one year.