The president of the Venezuelan National Assembly, Henry Ramos Allup, offers a press conference in Caracas on May 31, 2016 after the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, called an 'urgent meeting' of the Permanent Council of the organization to discuss the political and institutional situation in Venezuela, invoking the Democratic Charter. In a 132-page letter to the organization's Permanent Council president, Almagro said Venezuela was experiencing 'an alteration of constitutional order,' which has adversely affected democracy in the country. Almagro requested that the 34 member states meet between June 10-20 to evaluate the Venezuelan government's commitment to democracy. BARRETO
{"Image ImageDescription": "The president of the Venezuelan National Assembly, Henry Ramos Allup, offers a press conference in Caracas on May 31, 2016 after the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, called an \"urgent meeting\" of the Permanent Council of the organization to discuss the political and institutional situation in Venezuela, invoking the Democratic Charter.\nIn a 132-page letter to the organization's Permanent Council president, Almagro said Venezuela was experiencing \"an alteration of constitutional order,\" which has adversely affected democracy in the country. Almagro requested that the 34 member states meet between June 10-20 to evaluate the Venezuelan government's commitment to democracy. \n / AFP / JUAN BARRETO        (Photo credit should read JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images)"}