Mr. Maduro called on his supporters to take to the streets to stage a counterprotest, which drew crowds dressed in red, the color of former President Hugo Chávez’s leftist movement. Mr. Maduro announced a cut in the workweek, to four days — and later to two — to conserve electricity. “Young people are the ones who suffer the most because we feel we have no future,” Mr. Molina said. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe opposition, riding a wave of discontent with Mr. Maduro, took over the National Assembly in January. Opposition politicians promised to hold a vote this year on the referendum, which would force leftists to hold a new election if Mr. Maduro lost.

Source: New York Times September 01, 2016 19:57 UTC