Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks at the National Assembly in Caracas October 8, 2013. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro went to parliament on Tuesday to seek decree powers that he says are essential to tackle corruption and fix the economy but opponents view as proof he wants to rule as an autocrat.
The National Assembly, where Maduro's socialist government has a nearly two-thirds majority, will schedule a vote on the request next week and is widely expected to grant him the fast-track legislative powers in a revival of a measure used several times by his predecessor, Hugo Chavez.
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