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Added on the 10/12/2019 13:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
President of National Assembly Julio Borges votes as Venezuelans head to the polls in regional elections seen as a crucial test for President Nicolas Maduro and the opposition alike after months of deadly street protests failed to unseat him. IMAGES of Julio Borges voting.
A strike called by the opposition in Venezuela has drawn only patchy participation after the socialist government threatened to seize businesses that closed. Mana Rabiee reports.
Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans are on the streets to protest against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, demanding a referendum to oust the socialist. Nathan Frandino reports.
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado holds a political rally ahead of presidential election despite having little chance of overcoming the hurdles the state has placed in her way. Polls show that Machado, who won an opposition primary with 92 percent of votes cast last October, would likely beat incumbent Nicolas Maduro in elections set for July 28. But she has been disqualified by state-aligned institutions from holding public office, accused of corruption. IMAGES
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado holds a rally ahead of the July 28 presidential election. Machado, who overwhelmingly won the opposition primary, was declared ineligible by a Maduro-aligned court. However, she refuses to step down despite being barred from public office for 15 years based on charges widely dismissed as spurious. IMAGES