An unofficial referendum has been held in Venezuela as a symbolic rejection of President Nicolas Maduro’s plan to rewrite the constitution.<br /><br />The opposition set up some 2,000 polling stations to ask voters whether they wanted early elections.<br /><br />Maduro’s opponents disagree with his plans to create a legislative superbody. He has called a vote on reworking the constitution for July 30.<br /><br />Venezuela is in the throes of a crippling economic crisis. Months of anti-government protests have led to the deaths of around a hundred people.<br />
