will these punitive measures, will they influence the ououtcoe of the vote e over thehe weeken?orter: that seems unlikelel i remember in 2015 the obama administration imposed sanctions on venezueuelan officialals as l and they were congrgratulated ad they were given high-ranking positions in maduro's government. the same thing happened yesterday. it w was in a televised event. publicly,, this is not affecectg it all the elelections on sundn. bubut it is a warning foror a looming natioionwide sanction on our oil revenenue and that w wod rereally affect everybody heree because it c compromises 75% of venezuela's income. the u.s. is still venezuela's biggest client. brent: if maduro succeeds in these elections -- you live there. you know how it is on the ground. a new dictatorship, what will that mean for the countrtry and the people?e? >>>> well, it doesn't affect muh the crisis we are liliving right now. not only opposition, but also those critical to madururo said these measures will have little effect on the severe food and medicine shortages and the ininsecurity we're hing.g.