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Venezuela prepares for huge opposition march in Caracas
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-37243191Venezuelan opposition leaders have called on their supporters to gather in the capital on Thursday for what they have dubbed the "Takeover of Caracas".
Their goal is to put pressure on the electoral authorities to allow a recall referendum this year, aimed at ousting President Nicolas Maduro.
The country is in a deep economic crisis which the opposition blames on government mismanagement.
President Maduro said his administration was well prepared: "If they're coming with coups, ambushes and political violence, the revolutionary [government] will provide an uncommon and overwhelming response.''
