 Leopoldo López, a leading figure in the opposition to the government, began leading protests shortly thereafter.During events surrounding the 2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt, Lopez "orchestrated the public protests against Chávez and he played a central role in the citizen's arrest of Chavez's interior minister", Ramón Rodríguez Chacín, though he later tried to distance himself from the event.In a 2014 survey by Gallup, nearly 75% of Venezuelans believe corruption is widespread in their government.