Riot police have fired tear gas at stone-throwing protesters in Venezuela's capital amid opposition demonstrations to pressure electoral authorities into allowing a recall referendum against President Nicolas Maduro.
The opposition says Maduro, elected in 2013, is pushing the oil-producing country towards economic catastrophe.
One recent opinion poll showed almost 70 percent of Venezuelans want Maduro stripped of presidency this year.
Al Jazeera's John Holman reports from Caracas.
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