Venezuelans on why they are marching for a referendum

A written the words “revocatorio ya”, or “recall now”, 36-year-old unemployed architect Gabriela Valero will take to the streets of Caracas on Wednesday. She is part of a movement trying to force a referendum on Nicolás Maduro’s government. “This cloth has more need now on the streets of Caracas than in my home,” says Valero, who is growing increasingly desperate due to the country’s crumbling economy. “I am a middle-class person in a middle-class neighbourhood and we struggle to buy food. We queue for hours in a lottery for staples like corn, oil and flour, or I am forced to buy from the black market. More….