Protests began in Venezuela this week focusing upon the government. Almost a year after Nicolas Maduro was elected as President of Venezuela, citizens within the country are protesting against Maduro and the government to show their dislike of the constant corruption, unbalanced economy, and crime within the country. During the protests, three people were killed and twenty-five were injured. This came about when pro-government and anti-government protesters went head to head while protesting closely together. The anti-government protest has formed a slogan for their cause, "The Exit" or "La Salida". They believe Maduro and other government officials need to be ousted from their positions in order for Venezuela to become safe and prosperous. The pro-government protesters are behind Maduro and believe people are out to get him. That is why Venezuela is not prospering. Maduro has commented on the anti-government protesting, saying the protesters cannot resort back to old habits, mentioning the 2002 military coup while Hugo Chavez was President. The Caracas Chronicle has started the hashtag #LaSalida for the anti-government protests to rally support.
Brooke Reed
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/2/12/venezuelan-anti-governmentproteststurnviolent.html
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