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"The only thing I want is for this country to change," says 22-year-old Maria Fuenmayor from a flea market in Maracaibo, Venezuela's unofficial oil capital, four days before the July 28 election. As uncertainty reigns, the country is divided between those who say the worst economic conditions are behind them and credit President Nicolas Maduro with "bringing peace," and those who hope for change.
Maduro will face off against ex-diplomat Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, a stand-in for opposition leader Maria Corina Machado who was barred from participation by institutions loyal to the regime. She overwhelmingly won a primary last year. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES