Venezuela confirms call for assembly to modify constitution

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (L, front) gestures during an event to deliver the formal request for a National Constituent Assembly to modify the country's Constitution in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 3, 2017. Venezuela on Wednesday formalized its call for a National Constituent Assembly to modify the country's Constitution. The government's official gazette formalized the initiative by President Nicolas Maduro, who viewed modifying the Constitution as a way to solve the country's political crisis. (Xinhua/Venezuela's Presidency/AVN)