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Campaign posters for President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela. Credit Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters

On Sunday, a presidential election is taking place in Venezuela against the background of a deepening economic crisis. The oil-rich country is suffering water and power shortages, and its people are struggling to pay for food and medicines. Many people have fled to neighboring countries.

Despite this, few expect President Nicolás Maduro to lose. Prominent opposition leaders have been banned from running and the Democratic Unity Roundtable, the main opposition organization, called on the electorate to abstain from voting.

We asked readers in Venezuela to describe their daily lives, how they cope with the shortages and what they are planning, or hoping, for the future.…  Seguir leyendo »