Opposition Venezuelan blogger steps aside

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — One of Venezuela’s most-prominent opposition bloggers, whose English-language musings are a must-read for foreign journalists, academics and political junkies, is leaving his beat as a chronicler of the country’s socialist revolution.

Francisco Toro said that his decision to cut ties with the Caracas Chronicles blog he co-founded reflects the stagnation that has overtaken his homeland since former President Hugo Chavez’s death last year and which makes the country less interesting to write about.