VOICED : Oposicion venezolana protesta por revocatorio contra Maduro

The Venezuelan opposition has taken to the streets to demand a referendum to revoke President Nicolás Maduro's mandate, viewing it as a solution to the country's severe crisis marked by food and medicine shortages. They await the electoral authority's validation of 200,000 signatures from the 1.8 million submitted to trigger the referendum. UNASUR is mediating dialogue between the government and opposition. The opposition aims for the referendum before 2017 to prompt new elections if Maduro loses; otherwise, his vice president would complete the term.

Why does the opposition want the referendum to occur before 2017?

What would happen if Nicolás Maduro loses the referendum?