(http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/121005-capriles-chavez-combo.photoblog600.jpg)Reuters, AFP / Getty ImagesVenezuela's opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles (left) and President Hugo Chavez attend campaign rallies on Thursday.By NBC News wire servicesCARACAS - Venezuelans vote on Sunday with President Hugo Chavez facing the biggest electoral challenge yet to his socialist rule from a young rival tapping into discontent over crime and cronyism.
The vote pitting Chavez against challenger Henrique Capriles is an all-or-nothing contest between two camps that deeply distrust each other and question whether the other side will respect the results of the election.
The stakes couldn't be higher.
Follow @NBCNewsWorld (http://twitter.com/NBCNewsWorld) If Chavez wins, he will have a free hand to dominate Venezuela for six more years on top of the 14 years he has already been in office, letting him push for an even bigger state role in the economy and cement his legacy.
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