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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro voted in controversial Venezuela election of new assembly early Sunday in Caracas. Polls opened in Venezuela on Sunday for the election of a new, all-powerful "Constituent Assembly" that President Nicolas Maduro promised would end his country's political and economic crisis by rewriting the constitution. IMAGES
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, walk into the Supreme Court of Justice in Caracas, where they join other presidential candidates who have been summoned. Venezuela's supreme court has summoned all candidates to a hearing following Maduro's request that it initiate a process to investigate and certify the election result. IMAGES
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is reelected to a third six-year term with 51.2 percent of the vote, the president of the electoral council Elvis Amoroso says, after a campaign marked by allegations of opposition intimidation and fears of fraud. SOUNDBITE
On the final day of campaigning, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who is seeking a third six-year term, holds a rally in Maracaibo (west) amid a climate of nervousness about possible fraud in the July 28 vote and violence in the aftermath. Maduro, in office since taking over from Hugo Chavez in 2013, counts the electoral authorities, military top brass and other state On the final day of campaigninginstitutions among his backers. He also has enjoyed unlimited access to state media and funding for propaganda on everything from building facades to toll booth signage and even ambulances. IMAGES
Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado leads a mass rally in Caracas to press for recognition of the election "victory", one month after a presidential vote it claims was stolen by incumbent Nicolas Maduro. IMAGES TO COMPLETE 36ET8JD_EN + 36EW3TR_EN
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.
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