article_snippet: Venezuelan soldiers take part in the military exercises ordered by Maduro in Caracas on Saturday .
article_snippet: The two weeks of military drills are widely seen as Maduro's attempt to stir up patriotic sentiment in the hope of improving Maduro falling approval rating ahead of key parliamentary elections later this year.
highlights_snippet: 80,000 military staff and 20,000 civilians took part in a weekend parade .
  