Venezuela girds for uncertain election with 'bloodbath' threat
Uncertainty hangs over Venezuelans when they head to the polls on July 28, with incumbent Nicolas Maduro vowing a "bloodbath" if he loses. The election poses the biggest threat yet to 25 years of "Chavismo," the populist movement founded by Maduro's predecessor and mentor, Hugo Chavez. [TO COMPLETE 364Y8NK_EN, 364Y8NK_EN]
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00:00This feeling never dies, and if you sing more and more, it's called Chavez, and you'll be forever.
00:16With the victory of next Sunday, we are going to guarantee
00:29that the doors of Venezuela open to peace for 50 years,
00:35to stability, to tranquility, to development and growth.
00:43A historic campaign, a campaign with nails.
00:59A campaign with nails.
01:15Because it is the emotion that all Venezuelans feel, to know that we are going to have freedom.
01:21For example, I am 23 years old and this is my first vote.
01:26For the first time, I am going to vote right now.
01:29And it feels too exciting that there is going to be a change in Venezuela.
01:36People woke up, young people woke up again,
01:39and I think that on Monday we will be able to say that we are leaving this government
01:45and that Venezuela is a new one.
01:56And so it is.