Venezuelan elections – in pictures

Citizens stand in line in Maracaibo before casting their vote during the presidential elections Photograph: Humberto Matheus/EPA

Hugo Chávez gestures to supporters after casting his vote in Caracas Photograph: Jorge Silva/Reuters

Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles holds up his ballot as he votes in the presidential election in Caracas Photograph: Ariana Cubillos/AP

Henrique Capriles is mobbed by supporters after casting his vote in Caracas Photograph: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters

A reservist supporter of Hugo Chávez waits for him outside a polling station in Caracas Photograph: Boris Vergara/EPA

Venezuelan presidential candidate Henrique Capriles speaks to the media after casting his vote in Caracas Photograph: Eduardo Mayorca/EPA

Supporters of Hugo Chávez outside a polling station in Caracas Photograph: Miguel Gutierrez/EPA

Residents queue at a polling station to vote in the Catia neighborhood of Caracas Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Opposition candidate Henrique Capriles waves to supporters after he voted in the presidential election in Caracas Photograph: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters

A supporter holds up a doll depicting Hugo Chávez while waiting for his arrival at a polling station during the election in Caracas Photograph: Sharon Steinmann/AP

US actor Danny Glover, second from right, and Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, right, pretend to box in a polling station in Caracas
Photograph: Miraflores/Handout/EPA

A member of the militia closes the gate of a polling station in Caracas as polls began closing following a high turnout in the presidential election Photograph: Ramon Espinosa/AP