More From Livemint »Analysts said the vote for the opposition across Venezuela and the country’s far-flung diaspora was an impressive show of support. Canada and Mexico were among the countries that issued statements on Sunday evening lauding the opposition vote. “Overall, this vote, I think, makes it difficult for the government to just proceed as planned,” Smilde said. Fox travelled to Venezuela on Saturday with a group of Latin American former presidents to show support for the opposition referendum. Video posted on social media showed massive crowds outside the church, then hundreds of people running in panic outside the church as motorcycle-riding men zoomed past and shots rang out.

Source: Mint July 17, 2017 06:11 UTC