The Latest Breaking News from Nicolas Maduro

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is vying for a third term in Sunday’s presidential election after being in power for more than a decade. But weakened by economic crisis and a deteriorating security situation, Hugo Chavez's chosen successor is trailing in polls against opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who is looking…

A fraught election campaign closes Thursday in Venezuela, mired in uncertainty with President Nicolas Maduro having warned of a "bloodbath" if he loses -- which polls say is likely.

Maduro is seeking a third six-year term with the opposition polling far in the lead despite what is being seen as a campaign of intimidation and persecution.

Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, barred by the regime from contesting Sunday's presidential election but tirelessly campaigning for her stand-in, gets mobbed by adoring supporters wherever she goes.