Venezuela votes in election that could end 25 years of socialist rule
by Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro and Sam Jones in Ma from World news | The Guardian on (#6PHXQ)
Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia could upset Nicolas Maduro's run for a third term - but several obstacles can prevent a regime change
Venezuelans go to the polls on Sunday against a backdrop of hope and fear in a presidential election that could end 25 years of socialist rule - if a free and fair vote is allowed.
Opinion polls suggest that the president Nicolas Maduro, 61, who is seeking his third term, could be defeated by the opposition coalition candidate, retired diplomat Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, 74.
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