Venezuela's hotly contested elections are just days away. As tensions across the country loom large with hopes of a new commander in chief taking power, President Nicolas Maduro seems to be struggling to maintain the support of the armed forces, a traditional arbiter of political disputes in the country.
At crossroads all over Venezuela, young men and women wearing their faded green uniforms stop vehicles returning from a rally for Maduro's opponents asking for identification and inspecting their vehicles.
