President ial election but hes still refusing to admit defeat to the dismay of growing numbers in his own republican party. And a heavyweight fight to remember this was a football the top 2 teams in the league go the distance well tell you who came out on top between leipzig and reigning champions fine unit. A michael welcome venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro is expected to tighten his grip on power in sundays parliamentary election people are gathering at polling stations as voting gets underway but some venezuelan opposition leaders are boycotting the election claiming its rigged the country is in the midst of a deepening economic crisis thats now being stretched. To the breaking point by the coronavirus pandemic some voters are wondering whether these elections can bring about real change and stop the country sliding further into crisis. Is afraid since falling ill with covert 19 he suffered kidney damage and now needs dialysis martinez became sick last summer even though hes receiving treatment he fears frequent Power Outages in venezuela could put his life at risk. One night was terrifying you could hear doctors and nurses running through the hallways calling for help. Some patients were on ventilators. 3 of them died because the power went out. As monthly salary of 85. 00 covers neither the cost of his treatment nor his medication hes been forced to turn to a fundraising campaign. I mean. The treatment costs 400. 00. You know and i dont have the money. Venezuela is mired in an economic crisis and martinez must work to feed his children hes doubtful that sundays parliamentary elections will bring change. I dont know if its worth it to vote. One year ago there were high hopes that National Assembly president. Could force the countrys ruling socialist from power but he failed to win the Venezuelan Military to signed 3 quarters of venezuelans no longer believe that he can bring about a change of regime prado has been barred from taking part in sundays vote the countrys Supreme Court has also ousted the leaders of his Political Party quite oh is calling for an election boycott. The International Community including germany and the e. U. Are already refusing to recognize this project until election day. But a boycott by the opposition is likely to lead to an easy victory for the socialist party following