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Supporters of former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum gather at a rally in the Mexican capital's iconic Zocalo square to kick off her presidential campaign as the race heats up for the June 2 vote. Sheinbaum, a close ally of outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, is representing the ruling Morena party and will face Xochitl Galvez, an outspoken 60-year-old businesswoman and senator with Indigenous roots selected to represent an opposition coalition, the Broad Front for Mexico. IMAGES
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrives on stage in Caracas to a cheering crowd dressed in red for his final campaign rally three days before the July 28 election in which he is seeking a third six-year term. IMAGES [TO COMPLETE 364Y8NK_EN, 364Y8NK_EN]
Thousands attend the campaign closing rally of opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who is accompanied by opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, in Venezuela's capital Caracas. President Nicolas Maduro, seeking a third six-year term, trails far behind Gonzalez Urrutia in stated voter intent, but observers doubt he is ready to give up power. IMAGES
On the final day of campaigning, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who is seeking a third six-year term, holds a rally in Maracaibo (west) amid a climate of nervousness about possible fraud in the July 28 vote and violence in the aftermath. Maduro, in office since taking over from Hugo Chavez in 2013, counts the electoral authorities, military top brass and other state On the final day of campaigninginstitutions among his backers. He also has enjoyed unlimited access to state media and funding for propaganda on everything from building facades to toll booth signage and even ambulances. IMAGES
On the final day of campaigning, supporters of President Nicolas Maduro rally in Maracaibo (west) amid a climate of nervousness about possible fraud in the July 28 vote and violence in the aftermath. IMAGES
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