The first candidate on the ballot in Venezuela's upcoming presidential election is Nicolás Maduro, the incumbent seeking reelection. His smile is confident, his hair well-combed and his eyes are squinting slightly. But unlike some of his nine opponents, he shows up not once or twice, but 13 times on the ballot.
This image provided by Venezuela ’s National Electoral Council shows the presidential election ballot ahead of the July 28, 2024 election. Venezuela n opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez, accompanied by wife Mercedes, flashes a thumbs up at supporters as he arrives to his campaign rally in Barinas, Venezuela , Saturday, July 6, 2024.
Still, the sheer number of Maduro’s images appearing on the ballot belies the seriousness of the moment. “This is confusing. I have had to explain to my mother many times that the AD on the card is not the AD she always votes for,” Guevara said. “My mom is 71 years old, and I tell her not to vote for AD this time.”
Venezuela’s exact population is unclear as the last census in the South American country was conducted in 2011. At the time, it concluded there were 27.2 million people — but since the country’s political, economic and social crisis over the last decade, more than 7.7 million have left.
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