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Venezuela's opposition seeks referendum to outst Pres. Nicholas Maduro

(Vatican Radio)  Venezuela’s opposition coalition has begun the first stage of a referendum intended to end Nicolas Maduro's Presidency within the year.Listen to James Blears' report: Venezuela's Constitution states that a President can be recalled and if this is done in the first four years of the six year term, elections would then be held. President Nicolas Maduro has just passed the half-way mark, which is three years.The opposition has already had little difficulty collecting 600,000 signatures and is aiming for a million before offically handing them in next week. This easily exceedes the initial target figure of one percent of registered voters, which is 200,000 signatures.But the political gradiant from here on in gets harder and steeper. Stage two requires twenty percent of registered voters, which is around four million signatures, and it would have to be collected within three days.Stage three would be at least equal to the ori...

(Vatican Radio)  Venezuela’s opposition coalition has begun the first stage of a referendum intended to end Nicolas Maduro's Presidency within the year.

Listen to James Blears' report:

Venezuela's Constitution states that a President can be recalled and if this is done in the first four years of the six year term, elections would then be held. 

President Nicolas Maduro has just passed the half-way mark, which is three years.

The opposition has already had little difficulty collecting 600,000 signatures and is aiming for a million before offically handing them in next week.

This easily exceedes the initial target figure of one percent of registered voters, which is 200,000 signatures.

But the political gradiant from here on in gets harder and steeper. Stage two requires twenty percent of registered voters, which is around four million signatures, and it would have to be collected within three days.

Stage three would be at least equal to the original votes cast for the election of Nicolas Maduro, which excedes seven million.

The level of dissatisfaction nationwide is simmering with inflation at world record levels, with shortages of food and basic commodities, and now electrical power cuts have occurred, due to drought. 

Most of Venezuela's revenues come from petroleum, and international oil prices have nosedived.

Undaunted and unbowed, President Maduro is vowing he'll serve his full term of office.

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