With control of the embattled nation at stake, backers of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Juan Guaido, his chief political opponent who declared himself interim president, held competing May Day rallies Wednesday.
Venezuelan Crisis Spurs May Day Rallies, Clashes
- By VOA News

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A man walks in front of a graffiti reading "peace" in Caracas, May 1, 2019.

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Supporters of the Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro who stay on vigil in front of the Presidential Palace of Miraflores pose with a poster in Caracas, Venezuela, May 1, 2019.

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Opposition supporters face members of the National Guard during a rally against the government of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and to commemorate May Day in Caracas, May 1, 2019.

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Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro stage a rally on May Day in Caracas, May 1, 2019.