PARIS (Reuters) - Lawmakers from the hard-left France Unbowed party on Wednesday defended Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro against criticism from the United States and European Union following a disputed vote that gave the leader and his allies sweeping new powers.
The European Union said on Wednesday it was considering a range of actions in response to the crisis, a day after the United States imposed sanctions on Maduro, called him a "dictator" for Sunday's election of a constituent assembly.
