How Sept. 1 Could Be the Beginning of the End for Venezuela's Maduro
How Sept. 1 Could Be the Beginning of the End for Venezuela's Maduro
By
Rachelle Krygier
Major demonstrations could pressure the country's elections board to allow a recall vote. But challenges to the opposition are significant.
September 1 may mark a “before and after” moment in Venezuela’s political and economic crisis.
Following further delays by the electoral authority on advancing a recall referendum against President Nicolás Maduro, opposition leaders have called on residents across the country to mobilize in the capital city this Thursday in what they have dubbed “The Grand Taking of Caracas.”
The opposition is...
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