Pressure mounts on Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro

Source: AlJazeera

Riot police have fired tear gas at stone-throwing protesters in Venezuela's capital amid opposition demonstrations to pressure electoral authorities into allowing a recall referendum against President Nicolas Maduro.

Protesters and National Guard members clashed on a highway in Caracas on Wednesday where thousands of demonstrators chanted "freedom" and waved copies of the constitution.

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In the western opposition stronghold of Tachira, protesters brandished signs reading "We don't want to do die of hunger", while some masked youths blocked streets with rubbish and prepared Molotov cocktails.

The Democratic Unity coalition has stepped up its campaign to topple Maduro amid a worsening economic crisis, but says the government-leaning electoral body is intentionally delaying the verification of signatures in favour of the referendum.

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