Security forces had minimal presence at protest sites across Venezuela, and in many smaller cities, demonstrators dispersed before dark. (EPA Images pic)CARACAS: Thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets on Thursday in the first nationwide opposition protest in nearly two years, as demonstrators demanded free elections and other political changes with a notably thin presence of security forces.
The US has been working closely with the interim government led by acting president Delcy Rodriguez since US forces captured president Nicolas Maduro in January.
Both US president Donald Trump and Rodriguez, Maduro's former deputy, have said there will be elections, but have not set a date either for a legislative vote or a national contest for president.
