(VOVworld) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the opposition-majority legislature of attempting a parliamentary coup after lawmakers voted to put him on trial.

Venezuelan MPs voted to put President Maduro on trial in Caracas (Photo: AFP)

Maduro told cheering supporters at a rally in Caracas that he will not permit a parliamentary coup of any kind. He accused the legislature of trying to harm Venezuela, and urged his opponents to agree to talks under the auspices of the Vatican and the Union of South American Nations.