Venezuelan opposition voters band to safeguard election, warning of the ruling party’s tricks

SABANETA, Venezuela (AP) — Tears roll down the face of Tanyia Colmenares when she recalls her truncated dream of being a lawyer, which ended after two semesters in law school when she had to drop out to survive Venezuela’s complex crisis.

While she never got to defend a client in court, she has agreed to try to defend something far greater at the end of this month: Venezuela’s democracy.

Colmenares is among the thousands of supporters of Venezuela’s typically fractured opposition who have agreed to organize...