Class Cleavages in Today’s Voting in Venezuela

Voting centers in middle class areas did not have the usual lines of people waiting to vote. On the other hand, in the popular sectors, small towns and rural areas there generally seems to be a fair-size turnout. This photo was taken outside a school which serves as a voting center in Tronconal, Barcelona at nearly noontime which is way after the peak hour for voting – which is much earlier in the morning. Opposition spokespeople are claiming that there was massive voting abstention, but their claim is undoubtedly based on the middle class areas they frequent and where they count on greater support.