Venezuela protests: Thousands march as Prez Maduro, Guaido fight for power

It was difficult to tell whose march was bigger: Maduro's felt more choreographed, ringed with buses that had carted in people and militias. Guaido's protest had an air of spontaneity

Venezuelans marched in dueling protests Saturday, with the two men who claim to be the divided nation’s president each exhorting followers to hold firm and that victory was certain.

But only one man will prevail, and the unusual split-screen rallies offered no decisive hints, just more proof that Venezuela’s crisis is digging ever deeper and that the nation’s powerful military remains a key to the solution. The authoritarian president Nicolas Maduro attracted a larger crowd than expected, a show of force apparently aimed at suggesting he retains wide support.

“I have absolute certainty that change is very near in Venezuela,” a hoarse