Venezuela Opposition Joins Elections Despite Crackdown [Getty Images]

Nicolas Maduro, president of Venezuela, center, Cilia Flores, First Lady of Venezuela, left, and Delcy Rodriguez, president of the Constituent Assembly, right, arrive to the National Assembly building in Caracas, Venezuela, on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017. Venezuelan opposition parties, reeling after Maduro installed a legislative super-body that usurps the little power they had, will participate in gubernatorial elections this year, a choice they described as an act of defiance. Photographer: Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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