CARACAS (Reuters) - Participation in Venezuela's controversial presidential election on Sunday was at 32.3 percent by 6 p.m. as most polling stations began closing, according to an election board source.
Turnout at Venezuela's last presidential election in 2015 was 80 percent, but the mainstream opposition called for a boycott of Sunday's vote, alleging it was rigged in favour of socialist leader Nicolas Maduro's re-election.
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