After being shut down by the King Juan Carlos of Spain, Hugo Chavez visited him one year later in order to settle out their differences. Many are confused towards this behaviour from Mr. Chavez.
Why is Chavez passing through a “light” phase? How come he is not as radical as he used to be?
Last time Chavez abused of rhetoric and radical discourses, was in the same time period as the referendum being voted in Venezuela to approve his new Constitution. At that time, Chavez criticised openly the Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, the King, as well as any one who opposed his method of ruling Venezuela. The result was a surprising defeat that reshaped national politics.
At the brink of the municipal elections in November, Chavez is trying not to maek the same mistake again. Victory in the municipal election is critical for the implementation of the new Constitution in the near future. Also, a defeat would allow the opposition to come back from the ashes.
Aiming at a municipal victory, Chavez decided to embrace a more “light” appearence. After making peace with the King, he will stop criticising Uribe for a while. With 94% of approval rate, he would not be smart to criticise the colombian, since the proximity between the two countries allow the population to make unfavourable comparissons towards Chavez.
At least until November, a light Chavez will be on the scene. Nevertheless, beware! If victory comes at the municipal elections, good old Chavez will return with much more financial power, thanks to the barril price.
Hello. Despite an amnesty law signed by President Hugo Chávez in December of 2007, that purportedly ensured that no Venezuelan would be imprisoned for political reasons, Venezuelans are continually subjected to political persecution, imprisonment, torture and other cruel and degrading treatment for disagreeing with or opposing the government. Many of these prisoners are being held in inhumane conditions without access to medical care. Outside of Venezuela’s prisons, “political inhabilitation” has been used by the government to disqualify 400 potential candidates for office, among them, those who appear to be favorites in the upcoming November elections. I found it a very creative campaign to make noise about the struggle for Freedom in Venezuela. log on http://www.tellchavez.com , in Venezuela we have a political genocide
By: issamo86 on August 11, 2008
at 5:34 pm