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Former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica says embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is "crazy as a goat."

The head of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, has accused the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of being "a traitor".

Venezuela’s descent into socialist hell continues apace — even as top officials live high off the hog.

The opposition says it has collected 1.8 million signatures backing a referendum to remove Maduro f-rom power.

The country, which is going through a recession, is also suffering f-rom water shortages and electricity cuts.

Fridges zapped off in kitchens across Venezuela as the government turned off the electricity supply to help ease a power shortage that is worsening the country's economic crisis.

Venezuela's Supreme Court shot down on Monday one of the opposition's main tactics to oust socialist leader Nicolas Maduro with a ruling that any constitutional amendment to reduce the presidential term could not be retroactive.