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Patrick Fort with Mariette Le Roux in Bogota

Amid Fears Of Foul Play, Venezuela Girds For Uncertain Election

Nicolas Maduro (L) will be seeking a third term in office, challenged by opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia (R) (Credit: AFP)

Uncertainty is hanging over Venezuela as it prepares for presidential elections next Sunday that many fear incumbent Nicolas Maduro will attempt to steal from the opposition candidate outshining him in polls.

Maduro, seeking a third six-year term at the helm of the economically devastated country, lags far behind challenger Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia in stated voter intentions, but is counting on a loyal electoral machinery.

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