Expat Venezuelans join unofficial vote against Maduro

Mitzy Capriles de Ledezma, wife of arrested Caracas metropolitan mayor Antonio Ledezma, signs in before voting during an unofficial plebiscite against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro's government, in Madrid, Spain, July 16, 2017. REUTERS/Juan Medina

MADRID/ROME (Reuters) - Venezuelan expatriates began voting in hundreds of cities worldwide on Sunday in a unofficial plebiscite that aims to challenge President Nicolas Maduro and his plans to rewrite the constitution.

With improvised polling stations in more than 80 countries, Venezuelan expatriates are predicted to turn out in force for the vote, which comes amid three months of anti-government protests that have led to nearly 100 deaths.