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| Venezuela President Calls Allies to Rival Opposition Protest |
| 2014-02-18 |
| [BLOOMBERG] Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called supporters to take to the street tomorrow, hours after an opposition politician sought by police urged his allies to march with him on the same day. Leopoldo Lopez, the leader of opposition party Voluntad Popular, whom Maduro accuses of inciting violence, urged Venezuelans to dress in white and march with him on Tuesday, daring officials to enforce an arrest order issued against him. After Maduro responded by summoning a demonstration of 30,000 to 40,000 oil workers at the same location, Voluntad Popular today switched the site of their march. "I've not committed any crime," Lopez said in a YouTube video posted on his Twitter account yesterday. "If there is a decision to illegally jail me, I'll be there." On Feb. 12, three people died and 66 were maimed when protesters clashed with government supporters. The biggest demonstrations against Maduro's administration since he was elected in April spread across the country this month as Venezuelans struggle with the world's fastest inflation and shortages of everything from medicine to food. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Shipman---thanks for the link. Inspiring pics of the HUGE peaceful crowd. Any word from O? I just hear crickets..... |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2014-02-18 19:30 |
| #1 Leopoldo Lopez was taken peacefully into custody. Massive crowd. He spoke to the from from the state of Marti. Go to Daniel's and look at the pictures. Be aware that Daniel is French and gay, but a damn fine man. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2014-02-18 16:08 |