Juan Andrés Mejía Szilard (b. 30 May 1986) is a

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n deputy to the

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representing the state of Miranda. He is also the political coordinator for his party, Popular Will ( es, Voluntad Popular). Mejía heads the National Assembly commission to develop and advance a plan for Venezuela's reconstruction,

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. As a student, he was president of the Simón Bolívar University student union. As a candidate for the National Assembly, with

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, he emphasized the role of student protests against Venezuela's President,

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. In May 2019, Supreme Tribunal of Justice ordered the prosecution of several National Assembly members for their actions during the failed uprising, including Juan Andrés Mejía.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mejía, Juan Andrés 1986 births Living people Harvard Kennedy School alumni Popular Will politicians People of the Crisis in Venezuela Movimiento Estudiantil (Venezuela)

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