7 Million Venezuelans Vote Against Maduro in Referendum
Opposition supporters overwhelmingly said no in a symbolic vote to the president’s plan to change the constitution.
by J. Weston Phippen
Jul 17, 2017
2 minutes
More than 7.1 million Venezuelans participated in a symbolic referendum vote on Sunday to reject President Nicolas Maduro’s plan to change the constitution. In two weeks, Maduro plans to reshape the country’s political system and stack supporters in the National Assembly, which is now controlled by the opposition, in an effort to give him broad control over
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