Venezuela dialogue gives Maduro breather, angers opposition base

By Alexandra Ulmer and Diego Oré CARACAS (Reuters) - Dialogue between Venezuela's government and opposition has eased pressure on President Nicolas Maduro, angering many in the crisis-struck country who were pinning hopes on an early election to remove the unpopular socialist leader. Opposition leaders had vowed to walk away from the Vatican-backed talks if the government did not set in motion a recall referendum on Maduro or bring forward the next presidential election due in late 2018. Some anti-government activists fear Maduro has hoodwinked the opposition, whose street protests were called off when talks began, and gained a respite as Venezuela's grueling economic crisis has millions going without proper food or medicine.