One of Venezuela's most high-profile politicians has called
an anti-government march on Saturday, but the main opposition coalition is not
endorsing the protest, underscoring fissures among critics of the country's
socialist government. In a recording leaked from his prison cell over the
weekend, former Mayor Leopoldo Lopez asked people unhappy with the
administration of President Nicolas Maduro to take to the streets for a
massive, peaceful demonstration to demand releasing political prisoners and
scheduling a legislative election. The Harvard-educated Lopez, who represents
the more radical wing of the opposition, has been jailed for 15 months in
connection with a bloody street protest movement that swept Venezuela in the
spring of 2014. More… 
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Planned march highlights cracks in Venezuela opposition coalition
One of Venezuela's most high-profile politicians has called
an anti-government march on Saturday, but the main opposition coalition is not
endorsing the protest, underscoring fissures among critics of the country's
socialist government. In a recording leaked from his prison cell over the
weekend, former Mayor Leopoldo Lopez asked people unhappy with the
administration of President Nicolas Maduro to take to the streets for a
massive, peaceful demonstration to demand releasing political prisoners and
scheduling a legislative election. The Harvard-educated Lopez, who represents
the more radical wing of the opposition, has been jailed for 15 months in
connection with a bloody street protest movement that swept Venezuela in the
spring of 2014. More… 
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