After Lucena announced that the next step in the referendum process - gather yet more signatures countrywide - would have to wait until October, those opposed to the socialist government claim President Maduro and his acolytes are just trying to discourage Venezuelans, making them believe that a vote this year is all but impossible.
在卢塞纳宣布公民投票进程的下一个步骤（即在全国范围收集更多签名）将不得不等到十月才能进行之后，反对该国社会主义政府的人们宣称总统马杜罗及其追随者正试图消磨委内瑞拉人的意志，使他们相信今年举行一次投票几乎是不可能的。