Maduro gloats over Venezuela opposition’s faltering recall bid
CARACAS — Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro late on Tuesday taunted his political opponents after they hit an apparent roadblock in efforts to oust him from office.Opposition leaders must hold a recall referendum by January 10 if they are to succeed not only in removing Maduro but in staging new elections to replace his administration.The National Electoral Council (CNE) has approved the first of two petitions required to organise a referendum, which they aim to do by the end of this year.However, the election officials said on Tuesday that a decisive step in triggering a referendum — the collection of 4-million signatures on a recall petition — probably could not be completed in time. Maduro vowed on Tuesday that his political enemies — whom he has accused of fomenting public disorder and widespread unrest — would fail."The violent plans that you have will be defeated by the conscience of a majority of the people," he declared during his weekly television programme, in remarks h...
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