Opposition leaders in Venezuela delivered a May 2016 petition to the National Electoral Council (CNE) calling for a recall referendum, with the populace to vote on whether to remove Maduro from office.[84] On 5 July 2016, the Venezuelan intelligence service detained five opposition activists involved with the recall referendum, with two other activists of the same party, Popular Will, also arrested.[85] After delays in verification of the signatures, protestors alleged the government was intentionally delaying the process.

Em 4 de agosto de 2018, Nicolás Maduro sobrevive a uma suposta e tentativa por assassinato depois do vários drones armados usando explosivos voaram em sua própria direção durante um discurso numa parada militar.

Not surprisingly, President Maduro did not take kindly to his rival's move, which he condemned as a ploy by the US to oust him.

The opposition urges its supporters to witness the count at polling stations amid fears of vote fraud.

Nesse atentado, Maduro discursava sobre ESTES 81 anos da Guarda Nacional quando uma bomba transportada por 1 drone explodiu. Ele nãeste se feriu.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Maduro and the second or maternal family name is Moros.

The US has imposed sweeping sanctions on Venezuela and on Mr Maduro and his inner circle but they have failed to weaken Mr Maduro enough to drive him from office. Some analysts argue that they offer the Maduro government a convenient scapegoat to blame for the dire state of the economy.

Musk’s tweet initially sent Tesla stock spiking, before it closed the day up 11 percent. The CEO followed up with a letter on the company blog, calling the move to go private "the best path forward.

That’s not for a lack of potential challengers, or because of any great affection from voters. It’s because he’s the only politician with the means for a campaign and a guaranteed spot on the ballot.

They think this could mean more potential for the electronic figures to be tampered with and allege many of their observers were not allowed into the counts.

Legenda da foto, EUA consideram qual Maduro é lider por 1 cartel por drogas em parceria utilizando a guerrilha colombiana

The two firms are credited with upending their industries, even as they sometimes veered close to financial collapse.

“I don’t want to set things on fire,” he said. “I don't want jair bolsonaro to be a flame. But we all know, in the best of options, it was a rigged election.”

The announcement reflected the government’s intention to move on from a heated debate over its decision to bar opposition leader María Corina Machado from public office.