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Venezuela referendum: Court tightens rules on Maduro recall
Source: BBC
Venezuela referendum: Court tightens rules on Maduro recall
18 October 2016 Latin America & Caribbean
Venezuela's Supreme Court has delivered a blow to an opposition campaign to oust President Nicolas Maduro.
His opponents want to end his term in office early via a recall referendum.
The court ruled on Monday that they must now secure signatures from 20% of voters in each of the 24 states, rather than 20% of the overall electorate.
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The key dates for the opposition campaign are 26 to 28 October.
On those days it must collect and electronically verify enough signatures to trigger the recall referendum.
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18 October 2016 Latin America & Caribbean
Venezuela's Supreme Court has delivered a blow to an opposition campaign to oust President Nicolas Maduro.
His opponents want to end his term in office early via a recall referendum.
The court ruled on Monday that they must now secure signatures from 20% of voters in each of the 24 states, rather than 20% of the overall electorate.
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The key dates for the opposition campaign are 26 to 28 October.
On those days it must collect and electronically verify enough signatures to trigger the recall referendum.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-37688901
