In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
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Question: (CNN) Millions of Venezuelans have voted to reject President Nicolas Maduro's controversial plans to rewrite the country's constitution. Nearly 7.2 million Venezuelans took part in the non-binding referendum organized by the country's main opposition parties, with the overwhelming majority of voters coming out against Maduro's plan. Venezuela is in the grip of social unrest, which has paralyzed the country amid violent protests seeking government reform. The government has condemned the referendum as illegal, and has instead called for a July 30 vote to elect a special assembly to rewrite the 1999 constitution. Referendum results The referendum asked voters three yes-no questions. More than 98% of voters chose to reject the proposed constitutional assembly; request the military defend the existing constitution; and support fresh elections before Maduro's term ends in 2019.Nearly 7.2 million Venezuelans took part in the non-binding referendumTurnout represents about 37% of Venezuela's total electorate 
 Question:"This shows that _ is afraid of a people who votes in freedom."

Answer: Nicolas Maduro


Question: (CNN) -- A federal court on Monday sentenced a Somali man to 30 years in prison for acts related to high-seas piracy, according to a statement by the U.S. Attorney's office for the Eastern District of Virginia. "Today marks the first sentencing in Norfolk for acts of piracy in more than 150 years," U.S. Attorney MacBride said in the statement. "Piracy is a growing threat throughout the world, and today's sentence ... demonstrates that the United States will hold modern-day pirates accountable in U.S. courtrooms." Jama Idle Ibrahim pleaded guilty in federal court in August, admitting he had intended to seize a U.S. merchant vessel on April 10 and hold it for ransom.NEW: A Somali man is sentenced to 30 years in prison in high-seas piracy attemptJama Idle Ibrahim is one of a group of would-be pirates who were capturedHe has admitted to trying to seize a U.S. merchant vessel and hold it for ransomUntil this year, the last piracy-related conviction in the United States was in 1861 
 Question:Ibrahim and five other would-be pirates learned too late that they had instead pulled alongside a _.

Answer: U.S.


Question: Jeremain Lens was axed from Sunderland’s first-team squad and is set to be fined two weeks' wages after refusing to take part in a post-match workout, Sportsmail can reveal. The Holland forward – a £9million summer signing from Dynamo Kiev - was an unused substitute during the 1-0 home defeat to Watford last weekend. Afterwards, Lens infuriated manager Sam Allardyce and his backroom team by refusing to join his fellow subs in a running exercise on the pitch at the Stadium of Light. The Black Cats boss and the club are now in the process of imposing a maximum fine – thought to be in the region of £100,000 – and Lens trained with the Under-21s towards the end of last week.Jeremain Lens failed to take part in running exercise after Watford defeatDutchman set to be handed maximum club fine and trained with Under 21sDropped for Sunderland's squad against Chelsea for 'disciplinary reasons'Boss Sam Allardyce and players infuriated by forward's attitude 
 Question:He was then left out of the squad beaten 3-1 at Chelsea on Saturday with _ confirming his omission was because of ‘disciplinary reasons’.

Answer:
Sam Allardyce