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Nicolás Maduro Moves Christmas Up to Oct. 1 in Venezuela


Nicolás Maduro Moves Christmas Up to Oct. 1 in Venezuela hours after an arrest warrant was issued for opposition leader Edmundo González.

While Nicolás Maduro moved Christmas up in Venezuela to Oct. 1, a gaita — the quintessential music genre for the holidays in the South American country — makes use of a speech by opposition leader María Corina Machado to speak out against the government amid the deep crisis since the July 28 presidential election. Its title is “Échenle Bolas” (slang for “undertake with determination” or “go ahead”), written by Venezuelan singer, songwriter and producer Nano Silva and released last week on social media. Maduro’s statement came only hours after a Venezuelan judge issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Edmundo González for “various crimes including conspiracy, falsifying documents and usurpation of powers,” The Associated Press reported.

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