the government overwhelmingly controls venezuela's television networks, bombarding the air waves with propaganda against the opposition. ngos monitoring the campaign are also concerned the voters could be pressured at the polls. >> translation: i'm not sure the people will have the freedom to cast their vote properly, that when they go up to the machine there won't be someone watching how they vote, that they won't be afraid of losing their jobs if they don't vote the way they're supposed to. >> reporter: the president of the electoral council is widely considered a government loyalist and for the first time no international observer groups have been accredited except for one. the south american block. >> translation: would have a double responsibility which is why we are appealing for a peaceful non-violent election and secondly, which is a fundamental in a democracy, that all players commit to recognising and respecting the results of the vote. >> reporter: with so much at stake, the stability of the deeply divided nation will almost certainly depend on it >>> the braziln president