Tens of thousands of protesters hit the streets of Venezuela's capital city Thursday, calling for a recall vote of President Nicolas Maduro.
The peaceful demonstrators filled three major avenues in the eastern part of Caracas, as police officers in riot gear watched. Protesters argue that Maduro's government is behind country's shortages of food, medicine, and vital supplies, as well as other economic problems; experts predict Venezuela's economy will shrink by 10 percent this yer, with inflation rising by 700 percent. "There is no food," protester Maria Alvarez told CNN en Español. "There is no paper. There is no medicine. We are dying. Please, help Venezuela. This has to end. Maduro, you have to understand that your time is up."
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