Venezuela’s Maduro raps opposition leader
Iran Press TV
Mon Mar 11, 2013 7:12AM GMT
Venezuela’s acting President Nicolas Maduro has slammed the country’s opposition for trying to generate violence with ‘disgusting accusations.’
“You wretched loser! You have shown your true face - that of a fascist,” Maduro said on Sunday, referring to Henrique Capriles, who announced that he had accepted his nomination for the leadership of the main opposition coalition for the April 14 election.
Capriles had said that Maduro was taking advantage of the death of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez to stage a political campaign.
The acting Venezuelan president also stated that Capriles “is looking for the people of Venezuela to… go on the path of violence.” Maduro urged Venezuelans to “not fall into provocations.”
A recent poll by Hinterlaces showed that Maduro was leading with 14 points over Capriles, who was defeated by Chavez in the previous election, held in October 2012.
On Sunday, mourners paid tribute to Hugo Chavez during a religious service held at the military academy in Caracas, where Chavez’s casket has been placed.
The casket will be moved on March 15 to a museum where a tomb is being constructed to enshrine the embalmed corpse of the Venezuelan leader.
Chavez died at a military hospital in Caracas on March 5 at the age of 58 after a two-year battle with cancer.
He founded the movement of Bolivarian Revolution to establish popular democracy and economic independence and bring about the equal distribution of wealth in Latin America. Chavez was one of the key players in the progressive movement that has swept across Latin America over the past few years.
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