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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado holds a rally ahead of the July 28 presidential election. Machado, who overwhelmingly won the opposition primary, was declared ineligible by a Maduro-aligned court. However, she refuses to step down despite being barred from public office for 15 years based on charges widely dismissed as spurious. IMAGES
The Simon Bolivar International Bridge between Colombia and Venezuela remains closed, with containers blocking the way and security forces guarding both sides. IMAGES
Security forces use tear gas to disperse Venezuelan protesters gathered at the Venezuela-Colombia border, after Nicolas Maduro's governement announced the closure of the border. IMAGES
A polling station in Petare, in the Metropolitan District of Caracas, starts to count the votes in Venezuela's presidential election, after millions turned out to cast their ballots in a fraught presidential election with socialist incumbent Nicolas Maduro facing the biggest challenge yet to his party's 25-year hold on power. IMAGES
Polling stations close in Venezuela's presidential election after millions turned out to cast their ballots in a fraught presidential election with socialist incumbent Nicolas Maduro facing the biggest challenge yet to his party's 25-year hold on power. IMAGES