Venezuela protesters seek symbolic Maduro smack-down

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[/URL]Venezuela's opposition held nationwide rallies Wednesday against President Nicolas Maduro, seeking to show its strength by having protesters sign largely symbolic petitions calling for him to face a recall referendum. "We're getting ourselves organized, because we will have to collect signatures from more than 20 percent of the electorate," said Ismael Dacorte, a 51-year-old lawyer, as the Caracas rally got under way. "If we get seven or eight million (signatures), it will send a message to Maduro that we want change now," he told AFP.

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