but it's a hollow victory the country's electoral sardi's say only forty six percent of voters turned out at the polls. opposition parties say the real figure is closer to thirty percent. the main opposition party boycotted the election claiming it was rigged two popular candidates were barred from running one challenger who ran on little more than a prayer says the vote was marred by irregularities. we don't recognize this electoral process as valid as having taken place. for us there were no elections or were the new elections in venezuela need to take place. the duras opponents say the empty polling stations were kept open for hours past the prescribed closing time in a desperate bid to draw in voters. voting was very low one it didn't used to be like this and they're hoping more people will eventually come out but the truth is it's been very very weak small we put on there were only a few voters that it was not like this in other years when there was a lot of people today i've been walking through town and the voting centers are empty. it doesn't feel like you know why. there have