# Cabello became part of the government-controlled National Constituent Assembly

Date: 2017

[Cabello](/people/diosdado-cabello) became a member of the National Constituent Assembly created through the July 2017 process. OFAC later described the body as having usurped powers of the opposition-led [National Assembly](/organizations/national-assembly), while international reporting noted that the opposition boycotted the vote and that the body was composed entirely of government supporters. [U.S. Department of the Treasury](https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm0389?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

## Drivers

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

## Sources

- https://www.voanews.com/a/venezuela-constituent-assembly-elects-cabello-as-its-new-leader/4445979.html
- https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm0389

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/cabello-joins-2017-constituent-assembly