CARACAS, Venezuela, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Opposition leaders are calling the Venezuelan government's decision to end a recall petition for President Nicholas Maduro a "coup" and are planning mass protests next week.
On Thursday, the socialist government's election commission snuffed out a petition drive set to begin in several days seeking a recall election that polls show Maduro would lose if it is held. Former presidential candidate Henrique Capriles called for peaceful protests in a bid to draw attention to the government's actions.