Opposition push to secure referendum on President Nicolas Maduro recall is reaching a fevered pitch

Hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters have hit the streets of Venezuela’s capital Caracas to demand a recall referendum on President Nicolas Maduro’s rule. The opposition Democratic Unity coalition said at least one million people had taken part in Thursday’s march. The socialist government’s supporters also held a big counter rally. Despite widespread anger over runaway…

Venezuela erupted into mass protests Thursday as hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters rallied in the capital city of Caracas. Opposition coalition, Movement for Democratic Unity (MUD) claims that 1.1 million people turned out to express anger against the policies of the ruling government, which have led to the country’s economic collapse. The government claimed that…