190,000 Dead Venezuelans 'Support' Recall Referendum on Maduro
The head of the commission supervising the process leading up to a potential referendum to recall Venezulean President Nicolas Maduro, initiated by the right-wing opposition, said Monday that nearly 190,000 of the signatures submitted belong to the deceased.
“They said they delivered 1.85 million of signatures. However, almost 190,000 of them were deceased people," said Jorge Rodriguez, who was appointed by Maduro and also heads the United Socialist Party of Venezuela.
Rodriguez alleged the Venezuelan opposition submitted fake signatures in pursuit of “a coup d'etat against President Nicolas Maduro.”
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Venezuela Expands State of Exception Citing Threats of Foreign Intervention
Caracas, May 16, 2016 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced Friday the expansion of the country’s state of exception in a bid to confront a deep economic crisis as well as national security threats posed by international right-wing forces.
The Constitutional State of Exception and Economic Emergency Decree will renew the powers granted to Maduro in January by the Supreme Court as part of an economic emergency decree, as well as authorize new ones with the aim of “protecting the people from the constant attacks of the national right-wing allied with the imperialist powers”.
Under the 60-day executive order, the armed forces (FANB) will amplify its role in combatting organized crime and external threats in addition to participating more actively in the distribution of food and medicine. According to the Venezuelan press, the FANB have also begun military training exercises.
The new decree will moreover strengthen the Local Production and Distribution Committees (CLAPs) charged with distributing food directly to households via communal councils.
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