Venezuela's election: More Maduro or a new democratic era?

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, in power since 2013 and running for a third term on July 28, is confident he is still the right man to lead the OPEC country, but Sunday's presidential election has attracted a level of voter enthusiasm for the opposition that could topple his regime.

Venezuela's election: More Maduro or a new democratic era?
An older cleanshaven man holds a banner that says 'Venezuela Libre' as a woman with her hair pulled back looks on to his left.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, in power since 2013 and running for a third term on July 28, is confident he is still the right man to lead the OPEC country, but Sunday's presidential election has attracted a level of voter enthusiasm for the opposition that could topple his regime.