Venezuela’s main opposition faction, led by María Corina Machado has called for a boycott. Machado argues voting would legitimise another flawed election orchestrated by Nicolas Maduro’s government. A smaller opposition bloc has rejected the boycott,

Can Venezuelans be persuaded to return to the polls on Sunday, 10 months after President Nicolas Maduro claimed a third term in elections marred by violence and allegations of fraud?

Venezuelan voters have the chance to choose lawmakers, governors and other elected officials against a backdrop of heightened government repression