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Over 7 million vote in anti-Maduro vote

Tuesday, 18 July 2017 2:37 AM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 18 July 2017 2:41 AM ]

Volunteers count the ballots during an opposition-organized vote to measure public support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. (Photo by AFP)

Jesus Silva
Press TV, Caracas

Over seven million Venezuelans have voted in a symbolic referendum intended to de-legitimize President Nicolas Maduro and his plan to rewrite the constitution. Maduro’s supporters held their own vote in a rehearsal of a government-backed ballot on July 30 to elect a body that would revise the constitution. More in this report by our correspondent Jesus Silva from Caracas.

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