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U.S. Targets Venezuelan President Maduro for Sanctions

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro / Reuters
July 31, 2017

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will designate Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday for sanctions for undermining democracy, in response to Sunday's election of a legislative superbody that Washington denounced as a "sham" vote, several sources said.

No oil-related sanctions will be included in the announcement, but such measures remain under consideration, according to congressional sources and a person familiar with the matter.

(Reporting by Patricia Zengerle and Matt Spetalnick; editing by Steve Orlofsky)