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Foes begin drive to recall Venezuela leader amid unrest
Source: Reuters
World | Wed Apr 27, 2016 12:03pm EDT
Foes begin drive to recall Venezuela leader amid unrest
CARACAS/MARACAIBO | BY EYANIR CHINEA AND MANUEL HERNANDEZ
Venezuela's opposition began a signature drive on Wednesday seeking a referendum to remove President Nicolas Maduro as sporadic looting and protests over the economic crisis were reported.
The Democratic Unity coalition was holding events in squares around the country to start collecting the 1 percent of voters' signatures, nearly 200,000, needed to trigger the next phase toward a possible recall referendum.
Maduro, 53, who succeeded his late mentor Hugo Chavez, has seen his popularity plummet due to a brutal recession, triple-digit inflation, widespread shortages and long lines at shops.
Small anti-Maduro protests and looting incidents have been taking place in various cities around Venezuela this week, some triggered by increasing power cuts due to energy shortages.
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Foes begin drive to recall Venezuela leader amid unrest
CARACAS/MARACAIBO | BY EYANIR CHINEA AND MANUEL HERNANDEZ
Venezuela's opposition began a signature drive on Wednesday seeking a referendum to remove President Nicolas Maduro as sporadic looting and protests over the economic crisis were reported.
The Democratic Unity coalition was holding events in squares around the country to start collecting the 1 percent of voters' signatures, nearly 200,000, needed to trigger the next phase toward a possible recall referendum.
Maduro, 53, who succeeded his late mentor Hugo Chavez, has seen his popularity plummet due to a brutal recession, triple-digit inflation, widespread shortages and long lines at shops.
Small anti-Maduro protests and looting incidents have been taking place in various cities around Venezuela this week, some triggered by increasing power cuts due to energy shortages.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-idUSKCN0XO1XS
