Nicolas Maduro runs for a third presidential term in Venezuela


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  • Thursday, 25 Jul 2024

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro attends an event near an image of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, in Caracas, Venezuela February 4, 2024. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

CARACAS - Venezuelan President Nicolas 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 that has been governed by the socialists for a quarter of a century.

"Come rain, shine or lightning ... we're going to win by a landslide," he said in a recent broadcast on state television, shortly after reading out mock election results in which he notched "an irreversible victory".

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