Venezuelan President and presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro (L) gestures next to Diosdado Cabello during his campaign closing rally in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 25, 2024, ahead of Sunday's presidential election. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his main rival in the July 28 presidential elections, opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, close their campaigns on Thursday amidst Maduro's warnings of a "bloodbath" or a military insurrection if he is defeated. (Photo by Raul ARBOLEDA / AFP)