Maduro's last dance? Venezuela's ultimate political survivor faces toughest challenge yet

Nicolás Maduro has survived an almost impossible litany of threats since becoming the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's political heir in 2013. They range from a drone attack and mass protests to international criminal investigations for human rights abuses and drug trafficking. But Sunday’s election in which he is seeking a third term amid widespread economic deprivation has emerged as his toughest challenge yet. His upbringing in a working class barrio of Caracas and studies in communist Cuba have all contributed to his political formation.