Venezuela opposition authorized to seek referendum against president

[WorldNews]

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's opponents advanced Tuesday in their mission to drive him from office when electoral authorities gave them authorization to take initial steps seeking a recall referendum. The National Electoral Board said it would hand over the paperwork allowing them to seek nearly 200,000 signatures needed as a first step towards calling a referendum. It is one of the legal means the opposition is trying to use to oust Maduro, whom it blames for the country's severe economic crisis.

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