CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, danced, sang and fired heavy ammunition against the opposition on Saturday before followers in an attempt to silence versions that cancer afflicting could prevent him be in search of his re-election campaign.
Radiotherapy treatment to which will be submitted military withdrawn “in coming days” forcing him to drop the pace of her public appearances and Marathon speeches in moments in which the opposition candidate, Henrique Capriles, toured the country house to house in search of votes for the elections of October.
“The beating we’re going to give us the Venezuelan right will be memorable (…)” “in the story not only Venezuela but most of the world,” said Chavez, 57 years old, dressed in a jacket in the yellow, blue and red colors of the Venezuelan flag.
“This cancer may not with Chavez nor”, added after rehearsing dance steps with one of his daughters and sing some songs llaneras.
Despite the confidence transmitted by Chavez, who spoke for nearly an hour from one of the balconies of the Miraflores Palace before thousands of supporters, Venezuelans are expectantly before how will react to the irradiation and if you decide to return to Havana to treat as did it last year.
A source familiar with the diagnosis of Chávez told Reuters that their doctors manage options ranging from external radiotherapy – not requiring hospitalization – brachytherapy which could require internment.
Experts point out that some of the more common side effects of these treatments are fatigue, nausea, and changes in the skin, which usually disappear in less than two months.
During his chemotherapy last year, the leftist leader had to drop the pace of his public exposure, but after declaring “cured” in October, returned to his usual jog.
On Saturday, his followers asked him to rest and even forced him to put a CAP to cover the strong sun.
“See it too well and ready to fight on October 7.” But we have to tell you that it does not much abuse. “That must fight is the town which is sanito”, said Rosa Gomez a social worker from 51 years before the speech.
Details about the disease of Chávez have been managed with Hermeticism. Little and nothing is known about the treatment to follow and there is no tracks about if will return to Havana while during his convalescence or not.
Analysts believe that its decision to treat in Havana carries the cost of having the election campaign nearly paralyzed and cause friction in the ruling party before the most hotly contested elections has had to confront the President.
INSULTS and foul play
While both Capriles, the young Governor of Miranda State, is demonstrating its energy with routes to try to conquer “chavistas” unhappy and undecided that may tip the balance towards either side.
The latest polls give Chavez an advantage of about 20 points on Capriles.
On Saturday, during a tour of the State central Aragua, the energetic politician of 39 years, has preferred not to confront directly the representative, he said that he hoped the cessation of attacks against him that in past weeks arreciado.
“Hope that the candidate of the (ruling party) PSUV does not come to what we already are exhausted the Venezuelans live: insults, disqualifications and trying to divide us”, said.
But Chávez, before its thousands of followers dressed almost all red – the color of his party – accused his opponents of dirty play.
“Minority Venezuelan right plays dirty, it will never play fair.” You don’t know. “You will always have hidden letters and already began to lift them, desperate as they are”, said.
(Written by Diego Oré, edited by Pablo Garibian)
