A broad coalition of anti-government parties in Venezuela announced a plan this month to oust President Nicolás Maduro. The plan includes constitutionally legal mechanisms to shorten the president’s term, a recall referendum, and public protests demanding Maduro’s resignation.
Hand-picked by Hugo Chávez, Maduro is now the face of executive branch corruption in Venezuela. Now recent elections have shaken the scene and may threaten his hold on power. Ana Quintana, policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation, reports: “The opposition coalition obtained 67 percent of the popular vote” but “still [faces] an uphill battle to exercise its popular and constitutional mandate.”
We can't take this anymore. ... Nothing works ... and all of our rights keep being trampled upon.
