The current Venezuelan government is under fire as it has systematically failed to protect and provide the Venezuelans with the basic necessities, and has been the product of shortages and violent upheavals which have pushed members of the political opposition to demand a referendum in which the current President Maduro will be up for votes whether he should continue being president or step down from office.
Protester Demanding a Referendum
The economical and social situation in the country has reached a critical level, as most basic necessities are hard to obtain, and along with rampant inflation and crime, most Venezuelans demand the current administration to step down. President Maduro who has been ruling the country for three years. His predecessor Hugo Chavez ruled with ruthlessness taking over most of the private companies while kicking out foreign companies without compensation for their lands or machinery. Meanwhile corruption levels in government owned companies have rendered them unusable and many haven't reached production levels as required. Meanwhile lack of investment in public utilities companies and mismanagement have led to water and power shortages, which the Venezuelans have become used to them.Crime which has soared to record highs, caused by high levels of corruption and cronyism have led to ineffective plans to fight against crime. Some gangs even are armed with grenades and high potency guns only owned by the military, which have rendered crime fighting useless. 
Main opposition leader Henrique Capriles
Meanwhile the opposition have led to a campaign for signatures in order to hold elections and depose the current President and other high level ministers. The government has called this a conspiracy from the outside, and has responded by putting high members of the opposition in jail, and censuring the media. But in just two day the opposition managed to get more than one million signatures demanding an election to depose Nicolas Maduro the current president.
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