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AMID reports of soldiers being called up to duty circulating earlier, the House of Representatives saw MPs clash as to whether the government had or had not done enough to allay the fears of the general public, amid claims of pupils being sent home early and of panic-buying in groceries. On October 31 the House debate a government motion to extend the state of emergency (SoE) for a second three-month period, a move needing just a simple majority vote by MPs, without any follow-up oversight by the Senate. MPs voted 27 "for" and 12 "against" to pass the motion.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Sean Sobers said he was assured by a White House spokesman earlier saying US President Donald Trump has said the US was not about to militarily attack Venezuela.

However Arouca/Lopinot MP Marvin Gonzales, opposition chief whip and a former minister of national security, said Sobers had patently failed to allay public fears of an outbreak of conflict.