# Cabello's ANC presidency placed him beside Maduro in a parallel center of state power

Date: 2018

Reporting after [Cabello](/people/diosdado-cabello)'s elevation described the National Constituent Assembly as having taken over functions of the opposition-led legislature and characterized Cabello's new post as one of the country's principal centers of political power alongside Maduro. The institutional structure helps explain the later use of the ANC for parliamentary-immunity removals. [El País](https://elpais.com/internacional/2018/06/20/mexico/1529458641_651758.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

## Drivers

- Cabello PSUV strongman and interior repression: https://factrail.ai/drivers/cabello-psuv-strongman

## Sources

- https://www.euronews.com/2018/06/14/venezuelas-maduro-names-delcy-rodriguez-as-vice-president
- https://elpais.com/internacional/2018/06/20/mexico/1529458641_651758.html

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/cabello-anc-parallel-authority-consolidation