CARACAS, Venezuela—Venezuelans buffeted by an economic crisis marked by hunger and hyperinflation voted Sunday in an election that the opposition boycotted and the U.S. and other countries said would prove to be a sham to give President Nicolás Maduro a second six-year term. Many independent polls showed the authoritarian leader trailing his main challenger, Henri Falcón, a retired army sergeant and former government ally. But to win, Mr. Falcon and electoral experts said he needed to swamp voting stations across the country...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 20, 2018 16:41 UTC