They arrived at polling stations long before dawn, slept in the streets so they could be the first in line, and then cried as they cast their votes. On Sunday, millions of Venezuelans headed to the ballot box in an election that will determine the fate of the socialist movement that has governed oil-rich, crisis-laden Venezuela for 25 years.
For the first time in more than a decade, the country's authoritarian president, Nicolas Maduro, faced a strong challenger, Edmundo Gonzalez, a previously little-known former diplomat who has the backing of a popular leader, Maria Corina Machado.
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