Venezuela’s
state security service arrested the mayor of metropolitan Caracas, Antonio
Ledezma, after the president, Nicolás Maduro, accused him of plotting a coup
against his government with the help of the United States. Venezuela’s left-wing
regime has been shaken by food shortages, soaring inflation and the falling
price of oil. It faces parliamentary elections later this year. Critics of the
government contend that Mr Ledezma’s arrest shows that it intends to hold on to
power by force
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