Venezuela president vows military boost to fight crisis

July 06, 2016 04:13

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has said the country must boost its military might, as he fends off attempts to remove him from office.

"Military power has to keep growing," Maduro yesterday said at a military parade in Caracas to mark Venezuelan independence day.

He said Venezuela was fighting an "unconventional war" -- an apparent reference to what he frequently alleges are capitalist efforts to oust him.

Venezuela is suffering a deep recession driven by falling prices for its oil exports. The crisis has sparked food shortages and deadly looting.

The political opposition blames the socialist president's economic management and is pushing for a referendum to remove him from office.

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