( CNN ) -- Venezuela has thwarted a plan by two paramilitary groups to kill President Nicolas Maduro , state-run VTV reported Monday . The government says two paramilitary groups plotted to kill Maduro . Venezuela has been in turmoil since March when the Supreme Court stripped President Nicolas Maduro's powers and installed a new constituent assembly that is dominated by his opponents. Maduro won a tightly contested election against Henrique Capriles Radonski . Former President Hugo Chavez died in March .
The government says two paramilitary groups plotted to kill Maduro . Venezuela has been in turmoil since March when the Supreme Court stripped President Nicolas Maduro's powers and installed a new constituent assembly that is dominated by his opponents. Maduro won a tightly contested election against Henrique Capriles Radonski . Former President Hugo Chavez died in March .