Crowds surge around acting President Nicolas Maduro on his last day of campaigning in the Venezuelan capital Caracas.<br/> <br />Maduro is hoping to permanently replace late President Hugo Chavez by winning the April 14 elections.<br/> <br />Football legend Diego Maradona lends his support to the man who calls himself Chavez's "first apostle."<br/> <br />Supporters of opposition leader Henrique Capriles choked the streets in the nearby city of Barquisimeto, as he rallied support on a platform of cutting crime - a top concern for Venezuelans.<br/> <br />The United Nations says Venezuela has the fourth highest murder rate in the world.<br/> <br />Capriles' home state of Miranda has been particularly hard hit.<br/> <br />Both candidates are making crime prevention a top priority.<br/> <br />Over 300,000 weapons have been seized and destroyed by the government since 2003.<br/> <br />Most opinion polls give Maduro a strong lead thanks to Chavez's endorsement and the wave of grief and sympathy over his death from cancer last month
