World IN BRIEF : VENEZUELA : Cabinet Shuffled in a Bid for Unity
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
President Carlos Andres Perez appointed several political opponents to his Cabinet in a major reshuffling designed to broaden his support and overcome a leadership crisis. The president, under pressure to resign since a failed Feb. 4 coup attempt, shuffled seven ministers as part of a promise to cobble together a unity government. The changes demonstrated Perez’s willingness to dump even valued ministers for the sake of polishing the government’s image.
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