The National Assembly (AN, Parliament) of Venezuela, controlled by chavismo, appointed lawyers Larry Devoe as the new attorney general and Eglée González as the new ombudsperson this Thursday. This came after the heads of these institutions resigned in February amidst the application of the Amnesty Law. During an AN broadcast, the president of the parliament, chavist Jorge Rodríguez, swore in Devoe, a close collaborator of chavismo, and also González, whom he previously emphasized had "never been a member of a political party" and considered this a "great opportunity". Meanwhile, deputy Henri Falcon rejected the appointment of both officials on behalf of his opposition faction, Libertad, stating that he would not support the appointment of an attorney general or ombudsperson who does not meet the requirements of "competence, autonomy, independence, and democratic pluralism".
