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Venezuelan opposition leaders accused the government of staging a coup by blocking their drive to hold a referendum on removing President Nicolas Maduro from office, BBC reported.

Earlier, Venezuelan court suspended for an indefinite period preparation for the referendum on premature termination of the powers of Maduro. This decision was made after courts of five states annulled the results of the first stage of petition for holding a referendum.

Opposition figurehead Henrique Capriles called for nationwide protests next week. He said in the protests, called for Wednesday, “we will take Venezuela from end to end. The whole people will be mobilized to restore constitutional order.”

According to Henrique Capriles, whom the court previously banned from leaving the country, the coup “had been carried out against all Venezuelan”. As leaders of opposition emphasize, protest actions will have exclusively peaceful character.

The second stage of petition was to be held from 26 to 28 October but because of suspension of preparation for a referendum the opposition will not be able to meet the deadline.

This means that, most likely, supporters of the referendum will not be able to vote until January 10, 2017.

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