President Nicolas Maduro’s foes announced
plans on Monday for an unofficial referendum to let Venezuelans have their say
on his plan to rewrite the constitution and the opposition’s alternative push
for an election to replace him. The opposition, starting a fourth month of
street protests against the socialist government it decries as a dictatorship,
will organize the symbolic vote for July 16 as part of its strategy to
delegitimize the unpopular Maduro. Venezuelans will also be asked their view on
the military’s responsibility for “recovering constitutional order” and the
formation of a new “national unity” government, the Democratic Unity coalition
announced. More…
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