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| Two-thirds of Venezuelans say Maduro presidency should end this year: poll |
| 2016-03-27 |
| [REUTERS] Just under two-thirds of Venezuelans think Nicolas Maduro's presidency should end this year as the opposition pushes to oust him amid a grueling economic crisis, a survey by a leading pollster said. Socialist-run Venezuela's struggling state-led economic model and a fall in the price of oil, its biggest export, have led to acute shortages of everything from rice to contraceptives, galloping three-digit inflation, and a profound recession. Some 63.6 percent of Venezuelans say Maduro should quit this year or be removed via a recall referendum, versus some 29.3 percent of Venezuelans who want him to keep governing until 2019, when his mandate ends, according to the poll seen by Rooters on Saturday. A whopping 90.9 percent of those surveyed by pollster Datanalisis in February viewed the country's situation as negative. But Maduro's approval rating edged up to 33.1 percent from 32 percent in January, with negative views slipping to 63.4 percent from 66.4 percent. The opposition's December legislative victory has re-polarized parts of the OPEC-member nation and Maduro has reaped rewards for labeling some of his political rivals as divided elitists incapable of solving the economic crisis. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 So, 29.3% of the population are Hugo Bolivarian redshirts |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-03-27 13:14 |
| #1 Sanders - Maduro might be the ticket |
| Posted by: Airandee 2016-03-27 10:08 |