Venezuelans are today invited to the polls to elect their deputies and their rulers In a vote that is expected to be the winner of power, as most of the opposition is boycotted ten months after the re -election of President Nicolas Maduro, whose victory he is challenging.

More than 400,000 members of the class forces will have been developed for the vote, which will be carried out by the 06:00 until 18:00 Local Time (13:00 to 01:00 on Monday, Greece Time) and results are expected In the evening.

Elections have already been marked by the arrest, Friday, of Juan Pablo Guanipaopposition and close ally of the leader Maria Korina Matsado, who calls for boycott. The former MP is accused of belonging to a “terrorist network” that sought to “sabotage” today’s elections.

This arrest caused protests, mainly on behalf of the US Secretary of State Mark Rubiowho described her “Unjustified and arbitrary”.

OR powerwhich regularly denounces conspiracies – real or fantastic – announced on May 19th the stoppage of flights from Colombia, denouncing the penetration of “mercenaries” who want to “sabotage” today’s elections.

To voting duration being held today, power wants to be elected a Governor and eight MPs for Eskimbosa region of neighboring Guiana rich in oil that Caracas claims in the context of a conflict dating from the time of colonialism and has recently revived.

Last week, the president of Guyana Irfan Ali told the French agency that this is ‘For a threat’, Although voting is only in the border zone on the Venezuelan side. There is no 160,000 -square -mile electoral section on territory run by George.

The Tsavism, a movement founded by the deceased president Hugo Chavezwhose heir is Maduro, currently controls 19 of the country’s 23 states and holds 253 of the 277 parliamentary seats.

Polls show an absolute majority for Maduro’s party at the National Assembly. And according to analysts, the opposition is not able to win only two states: Soulia, the oil state, and Nueva Sparta, with the island of Margarita.

“Most of the opposition will not go to vote, which favors a victory of power. On May 25, we will have a very red map ‘, Hessos Castigio, director of Polianalitica, referring to the color of tswism.

The election campaign was discreet, both on the part of the opposition and from power.

With “54 parties, more than 6,500 candidates … exist for all tastes”; Maduro boastswho promises a ‘overwhelming victory»His lineup.

For her part, Matsado denounced a “Huge farce that wants to play the regime to bury his (presidential election) defeat on July 28.” “We will validate this defeat with the complete absence, (…) leaving all the constituencies permission”, said.

OR oppositionwhich is not united in terms of non -participation in votingstill claims the Victory in the presidential election of 2024, which were stigmatized by adulteration, according to her. Post -election riots resulted in the death of 28 people and 2,400 arrests (1,900 of the detainees have since been released)

THE Enrique capricetwice a candidate in the presidential election, led a section of the opposition convinced of the need to participate in the vote.

“The vote is a tool of change, battle, resistance. I understand the frustration of people, but so are the struggles, they are difficult (…) you have to fight “, Says Juan Rekesens, a candidate for the position of state governor Miranda, to which a part of the Caracas belongs.