Venezuela Recall Referendum Moves a Step Closer, Opposition Says
- Electoral council said to have validated petition signatures
- Opposition will need to gather 4 million signatures this year
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A referendum to oust Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro moved a step closer after electoral authorities validated enough votes in a petition to move to the next stage in the process, a leading opposition politician said.
The electoral council, or CNE, certified that more than 1 percent of the electorate signed the petition, Jesus “Chuo” Torrealba said in his weekly webcast. A CNE press official, who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak publicly, said the auditing of signatures had concluded and that authorities would make official statement later this month.