Thousands of anti-government protesters have been marching in Caracas, as anger boils over high inflation and a shortage of basic items.<br /><br /> With oil prices plummeting, the OPEC nation entered recession last year and the economy shrank in the first three quarters.<br /><br /> Venezuelan Maria Elena Gil said the country desperately need to change to overcome the crisis. <br /><br /> “We must show that we’re not in agreement with the way his government is being led,” she said. <br /><br /> Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, a deposed lawmaker who President Nicolas Maduro accuses of wanting to topple him, told the crowd that the president needs to resign. <br /><br /> “In its constitution, Venezuela has mechanisms to achieve the solution to a political crisis of this magnitude. Maduro must step aside for Venezuela to be able to unite in a national reconstruction process,” she said. <br /><br /> On Sunday, former president Felipe Calderon of Mexico, Sebastian Pinera of Chile and Andres Pastrana of Colombia will take part in a forum led
