Venezuela suspends recall vote against President Maduro Thursday Oct 20,2016

Electoral officials in Venezuela have suspended a recall referendum campaign against President Nicolas Maduro, a move that further challenges opposition efforts to oust the socialist leader in the wake of a deepening econonomic crisis.

Thursday Oct 20,2016's decision by the electoral council came after several regional courts voided the results of an earlier signature drive against Maduro due to fraud allegations.

The electoral council's decision was in response to rulings by courts in four Venezuelan states that found there was fraud in the initial stage of the petition drive. During that stage the opposition had collected signatures from 1 % of the electorate