委內瑞拉抗議者首都遊行要求公投罷免馬杜羅
Hundreds of thousands of opponents of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, some of whom traveled from far-off villages in the Amazon, marched through the streets of Caracas Thursday.
"Venezuela is hungry!" yelled some of the protestors, all dressed in white, as they marched in the east of the capital.
Protesters are pressing for a recall referendum against the president, whose approval ratings have fallen to a dismal 25 percent this year.
The opposition was hoping for one million people weary of ongoing recession, inflation in the triple digits, and a countrywide shortage of food and basic necessities to march through the capital Thursday.
Maduro threatened to imprison opposition leaders if violence breaks out, but Jesus Torrealba, opposition party Democratic Unity Roundtable leader, has vowed that marches will remain peaceful.
But the election board has dragged its feet, making a recall vote this year unlikely.星期四，委內瑞拉總統尼古拉斯·馬杜羅的成千上萬反對者在首都卡拉卡斯的大街上游行示威，其中有些人是從亞馬遜州的偏遠山村趕來的。
一些抗議者高喊：“委內瑞拉正在捱餓！”他們穿着一身白，在首都東部遊行。
抗議者迫切要求一場針對總統的罷免公投，馬杜羅的支持率今年已經暴跌到25%。
反對派希望星期四首都的遊行能有百萬人蔘加，這些人厭倦了委內瑞拉持續的衰退、三位數的通脹率、以及全國範圍的食物和基本生活必需品的短缺。
馬杜羅威脅說，如果發生暴力衝突，將會把反對派領袖關進監獄，不過反對黨民主團結聯盟(Democratic Unity Roudtable)領導人赫蘇斯·託雷亞爾瓦(Jesus Torrealba)誓言，遊行會保持和平。
但是選舉委員會拖拖拉拉，今年內舉行罷免公投不太可能實現。
