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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 in bundesliga football the top 2 teams in the league go the distance well tell you who came out on top between leipzig and reigning champions by immune. Im michel ok welcome venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro is expected to tighten his grip on power in sundays parliamentary election polls have now opened but the opposition is boycotting the vote claiming its richt the country is in the midst of a deepening economic crisis thats now being stretched to breaking point by the coronavirus pandemic but some voters are wondering whether these elections can bring about real change and stop that country. From going further. 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
Socialists also want to take legal action against opposition figures. We will all vote to ensure a totally Read Parliament will drive out the dirty unpatriotic opposition who are the last 5 years have sought to destroy the success of the revolution. Heartiness has been told many times not to give up hope but he fears his country could slip even deeper into crisis. For more on this im now joined by journalists in venezuelas capital caracas oskar good to see you and most of the venezuelan opposition see this election as a far as and are boycotting and by not only not running but also asking citizens not to participate with a little standing in the way of a landslide when from went there oh whats at stake for the country. Well for another the Main Objective for nicholas motor is to regain control over the parliament that was lost to the opposition in 2015 and to do it in a way that it appears there are practically at least to his followers and our hearts now for motherliness this to bring