Venezuelan opposition leaders called Monday for supporters
to escalate street protests after more than 7.1 million people rejected a
government plan to rewrite the constitution and consolidate its power over a
country stricken by shortages and inflation and riven by more than 100 days of
clashes between protesters and police. The opposition said 7,186,170 Venezuelans participated in a
symbolic referendum rejecting President Nicolas Maduro's plans for the July 30
election of an assembly that would remake the country's political system.
Maduro's allies have called on the assembly to impose executive branch
authority over the few remaining institutions outside the control of
Venezuela's socialist ruling party. More…
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Venezuela opposition calls for escalation of street protests
Venezuelan opposition leaders called Monday for supporters
to escalate street protests after more than 7.1 million people rejected a
government plan to rewrite the constitution and consolidate its power over a
country stricken by shortages and inflation and riven by more than 100 days of
clashes between protesters and police. The opposition said 7,186,170 Venezuelans participated in a
symbolic referendum rejecting President Nicolas Maduro's plans for the July 30
election of an assembly that would remake the country's political system.
Maduro's allies have called on the assembly to impose executive branch
authority over the few remaining institutions outside the control of
Venezuela's socialist ruling party. More…
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