00:00People in Venezuela vote in parliamentary elections, as well as for governors and other regional offices, amid despair and distrust.
00:10This housekeeper in Caracas, the capital, says people are tired of the hypocrisy of their leaders.
00:18I do not believe in this dirty politics, let's put it this way.
00:22This is dirty politics. Why? Because they deceive people.
00:27The elections take place on Sunday after Friday's arrest of the opposition figure Juan Pablo Guanipa, for allegedly leading a terrorist plot.
00:39He is a close ally of the opposition's most recognizable figure, Maria Corina Machado, who remains in hiding to avoid arrest.
00:47Most other leaders are in exile or prison due to the government's repressive measures unleashed after the Venezuelan presidential election in July last year.
00:57Dear brothers and sisters, if you are watching this video, it's because I have been arrested, kidnapped by Nicolas Maduro's dictatorship.
01:07This has been a difficult and complex struggle because we are facing an authoritarian regime that has decided to hold on to power,
01:13despite the overwhelming expression of popular will shown by the Venezuelan people on the 28th of July.
01:19While Nicolas Maduro was declared victor last July, the result is rejected by the opposition and much of the international community.
01:30Maduro's government controls seemingly every aspect of the country.
01:36Some opposition factions, including Machado's, are using social media to urge people not to vote,
01:43arguing that casting their ballot legitimizes Maduro.
