Venezuela's gov't, opposition plan rival April 6 rallies

          Source: Xinhua| 2019-04-05 13:10:12|Editor: Shi Yinglun
          Video PlayerClose

          CARACAS, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Both the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and far-right opposition groups on Thursday called on their supporters to gather for a show of strength this weekend here in the capital.

          "This Saturday, April 6, we are all going to gather from 9 a.m. (0430 GMT) at three key points in the capital," Dario Vivas, the PSUV's vice president of mobilizations and events, told state-run VTV by phone.

          Party supporters will then march to the presidential headquarters, Palacio de Miraflores, for a massive pro-government rally, he said.

          Venezuela's far-right opposition, which is being openly backed by the United States and its allies in Latin America, called for nationwide protests to mark the launch of "Operation Freedom," its latest push to oust the PSUV from power.

          "April 6, the start of Operation Freedom, the start of a definitive phase to end the usurpation, where we are all now agents of change," said opposition leader Juan Guaido, who declared himself "interim president" in January.

          Guaido, president of the opposition-controlled National Assembly, made the announcement at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas.

          "This Saturday we turn up the pressure. The call is to protest peacefully, strategically and in an organized way in the streets, to reclaim our rights," Guaido said in a Twitter post.

          Both camps are locked in a power struggle that has intensified since President Nicolas Maduro was reelected in May last year in a vote that was largely boycotted by the opposition, which then refused to recognize the outcome.

          TOP STORIES
          EDITOR’S CHOICE
          MOST VIEWED
          EXPLORE XINHUANET
          010020070750000000000000011100001379521021
          无码人妻一区二区三区四区av_亚洲精品911在线永久观看_精品一区二区国产在线观看_日韩不卡一区二区视频在线

                  中文字幕国产日韩欧美 | 青草久久久国产免费观看视频 | 中文字幕日本二三请区 | 亚洲乱码一区二区 | 亚洲最新久久天堂网 | 五月天久久综合色午夜影院 |