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July 28, 2016

Venezuela Opposition Demands Decision on Recall Vote for President
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Turning now to Venezuela, thousands demonstrated on Wednesday demanding
a recall vote for President Nicolás Maduro. The National Electoral
Council was expected to announce Tuesday whether the opposition had
enough signatures to go into the next phase of the recall process. The
council has now postponed the announcement until next week. Wednesday's
march remained peaceful, but there was a heavy police presence as
opposition leader Henrique Capriles addressed supporters.

Henrique Capriles: "If there is not a solution, anything could happen.
This is a very dangerous situation that no one wants. That's why we are
here asking for a solution that is in the constitution, and we continue
fighting for a peaceful solution. But they cannot continue playing with
the patience of the people. We want an answer."



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