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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
International poll observers say Zimbabwe's presidential and legislative elections failed to conform to "regional and international standards", casting doubt on the credibility of a tense vote. The head of the EU observer mission, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, says the election "fell short" on "key principles of equality universality, transparency and accountability". SOUNDBITE
Members of the electoral tribunal and representatives of political parties review the results of the June 25 presidential election as it complies with a court ruling to resolve right-wing complaints about alleged irregularities. IMAGES
Members of the Guatemalan Army remain on guard outside the electoral process operations center as a decision by Guatemala's highest court to suspend the official results of the presidential elections due to complaints of irregularities by right-wing parties casts doubt on the process and raises the alarm among the EU and OAS. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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