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A woman holds a Venezuelan flag on her chest as she joins a roadblock in Caracas, Venezuela on Tuesday. A wave of tumult has rocked the nation over recent weeks as demonstrators continue to press for new elections after the courts tried to strengthen President Nicolas Maduro’s grip on power. Photo: AP

A woman at a rally against President Nicolas Maduro. Home to the world’s largest oil reserves, Venezuela has skidded to the brink of economic collapse as low crude prices have laid bare its overwhelming dependence on its chief export. Photo: Reuters

Venezuela's opposition leader and Governor of Miranda state Henrique Capriles talks to the media during a news conference in the capital. The Opposition, which wants to seen an end to 18 year rule of the Socialists. It has accused the government of being inefficient, corrupt, authoritarian and mismanaging the economy. Photo: Reuters

A cut-out image of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez is seen during a pro-government rally to commemorate May Day in Caracas, Venezuela. The Chavistas, leftist supporters of the former President Chavez, call the Opposition, supported by big media, elitists sponsored by the United States. Photo: Reuters

An opposition supporter with her face painted with the colors of the Venezuelan national flag. The crisis escalated in March 2017, in what Mr. Maduro dubbed as a “bread war”. Bread had become all but impossible to find at many Venezuelan bakeries, which said Mr. Maduro’s government was not importing enough flour for them to make it. Photo: Reuters

People hold up a sign that reads in Spanish "For a free Venezuela!" as they block a main street in Caracas. Government officials dismissed the protests, characterised by street barricades and clashes with security forces, as violent and lawless efforts to overthrow Mr. Maduro's government with the backing of ideological adversaries in Washington. Photo: AP

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a ceremony at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela. Amidst rising political turmoil in his country, Mr. Maduro has called for the drafting of a new constition. Photo: Reuters