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Weekly Report - 15 September 2016 (WR-16-36)

VENEZUELA: Deciphering the smoke signals

Just two weeks after the main opposition coalition, Mesa de la Unidad Democrática (MUD), led an estimated 1m-strong march on Caracas to demand a presidential recall referendum this year, the radical left-wing administration led by President Nicolás Maduro has tried to turn the tables again. In deliberately leaking details of fresh behind-the-scenes talks between the two sides, the government aimed to sow confusion and consternation, putting the MUD on the back foot and deflecting attention away from itself. Meanwhile, the national electoral council (CNE) continues to dither with purpose, missing yet another of its self-imposed deadlines to announce details of the next stage of the referendum.

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