Nearly 20 million Venezuelans are expected to vote to elect their president and members of the regional legislative councils as voting centers opened throughout Venezuela Sunday.

The electoral centers in Venezuela opened for polls at 6:00 a.m. local time, while the electoral process has already begun in several countries in Europe and Asia.

The polls are expected to close at 6:00 p.m. local time but those who are waiting to vote will be allowed to cast their vote beyond the set time. 
President Maduro already cast his vote early Sunday morning in Caracas before giving a moving speech calling on people to vote. During which, he also rejected accusations from the United States and its allies that his government is a "dictatorship."