The opposition turned in petitions to Venezuelan electoral authorities that it said carried signatures of 1.8 million voters seeking President Nicolas Maduro’s removal in a nationwide referendum.
An opposition statement said leaders decided to deliver the petitions in 80 sealed boxes early Monday without notifying news media to avoid potential clashes with Maduro’s supporters. It said it collected more than nine times the required 200,000 signatures in under a week.
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