President Nicolas Maduro's government faces tough times. He personally stands accused of lacking leadership in dealing with continuing protests.<br /><br />The recent police killing of a 14-year-old boy in the western city of San Cristobal during a demonstration has also angered many.<br /><br />Maduro accused opposition groups of attempting a coup last year, he now says, they still harbor the same ambition.<br /> <br />But is that the reason behind the current unrest? Or is Maduro struggling to fix Venezuela's many problems? <br /> <br />Presenter: Martine Dennis<br /> <br />Guests:<br /> <br />Francisco Dominguez - Director of the Latin American Studies Research Group at Middlesex University and Secretary of the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign.<br /> <br />Mark Weisbrot - President of the lobbying group, Just Foreign Policy and Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research.<br /> <br />David Smilde - Senior Fellow at the Washington Office on Latin America and has spent the last 20 years living in Venezuela.<br /><br />More on our website: http://aljazeera.com<br />F
