In short, this vote Sunday in Venezuela was about the President being able to rewrite the Constitution. Apparently, the voters were against that. Good!
Venezuela Opposition Hails Poll as Blow to Maduro
by Naharnet Newsdesk 2 hours ago
Venezuela's opposition voted en masse Sunday against President Nicolas Maduro and his plan to rewrite the constitution, hoping to use this success to demand a change of government after nearly four months of violent protests.
Deadly violence returned as a 61-year-old woman was killed and three other people wounded when gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on people lined up to vote in Catia, a working-class neighborhood in the capital, prosecutors said.
Nearly 7.2 million Venezuelans -- lower than the projected 10.5 million out of 19 million possible voters -- cast ballots in the symbolic election against Maduro, university guarantors said with 95 percent of votes counted.
Venezuela "sent a clear message to the national executive and the world," announced Central University of Venezuela president Cecilia Garcia Arocha, noting that 6,492,381 voted in the country and 693,789 abroad.
Continued: http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/232916-venezuela-opposition-hails-poll-as-blow-to-maduro
As the story says, sadly, apparently a woman was shot dead at the polls in other news.
