The late Chavez self-proclaimed socialist revolution will be put to the test pit his choice of successor the young opponent polarized country, his encouraging changes in last Sunday's presidential election.
Most opinion polls to his disciples, on behalf of President Maduro in opposition challenger Henrique Capriles thanked Chavez for support and grief and sympathy for his death from cancer last month surge, a substantial lead.
On Thursday to close out the official campaign of candidates with dueling rallies draw hundreds of thousands of lively supporters. Page script Chavez, a fiery Maduro by a Venezuelan flag draped procession in the streets of the capital, called on voters in accordance with Chavez, commander of the spiritual guide of the motherland. "
"The burly 50-year-old former bus driver shouted:" my son Hugo Chavez's supporters in downtown Caracas. "I'm ready to be your president."
The late President waving posters, the crowd sang: "campaign slogan, which rhymes in Spanish:" Chavez, I swear to you, I would vote Maduro!
A vibrant 40 year-old state governor Capriles, wrapped up the second seven months of his presidential campaign - he lost a sick Chavez last October - in the near Barquisimeto City, promises end of the political division of the late President 14 - this year's rules and rampant crime, which is most concerned about the Venezuelans.
"Pipe today who have never done anything for your safety. Sunday, we're going to choose between life and death," Capriles crowd roared. "If you want to in the future, you have to change your vote for a different government."
Options to control the world's largest crude oil reserves, a series of left-leaning governments around Latin America, economic assistance, and what Chavez likes to call "21st century socialism" - mixed hard left political legacy, the government and the poor expenditure, and more and more state control of the economy.
Presidential election will be the first time, Chavez is not on the ballot two decades, but in many ways, the election is all about him. Maduro self-proclaimed "apostle" of Chavez, and tried to emulate his former boss's fiery campaign rhetoric.
In every gathering, Maduro play Chavez his emotional speech OPEC countries, 29 million people blessing before March 5, he succumbed to a two-year battle with cancer of the video.
Chavez followers of the cult among the poor keenly aware of Capriles has spent a lot of movement, denied that Maduro claimed he wanted to get rid of the popularity of the late president of oil-funded as the cornerstone of society expenditures. He also sought the Court Chavez supporters promised to raise wages by 40%.
If Maduro wins, he will face a huge challenge, as he tried from the outset, there is no dominant personality of his predecessor or powerful state financial help Chavez won re-election last year to control the different ruling Union.
Capriles will face an even tougher landscape, if he wins. Venezuela Chavez revolutionized almost all the national institutions - the army and the state oil giant PDVSA ministries and government agencies - are packed with die-hard supporters of Chavez.
Capriles touch nerves, Maduro and other severe attack, he denounced as "dark revolutionaries." He accused them of betrayal Chavez to fill their own pockets, and to pay only lip service and he thought heritage.
Maduro, while painting his opponent as a pampered rich kids on behalf of wealthy and buy Venezuelan elite - and their "empire" financial backers in Washington.
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European Jewish descent, on his mother's side, Capriles from a wealthy family, but has been seeking a projection image of the slum riding his motorcycle, almost always wearing a baseball cap .
Maduro a rock band, a former member of the trade union activists, up to Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, it has not been playing his humble roots in the rally, frequent calls to his co-workers recognized the stage.
From two candidates personal attacks, coupled with the dose from Maduro approachable characteristics of the surrealist movement. While visiting the hometown of Chavez, Maduro said he visited a bird, a rude populist opposition claims, in the form of ridicule by the spirit of the late leader.
Maduro to ridicule against his close rebound bird perched on his shoulder, a gesture, drew thunderous applause of the crowd, including Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona, who flew support Maduro.
In another bizarre turn, Maduro warned anyone thinking of voting his opponent, they will bring down a centuries-old curse myself, in a fertile mix of animist and Christian beliefs in the plains and jungles of Venezuela play.
Chavez's confrontational rhetoric helped fuel the deep distrust between his supporters and the opposition, whether it is in a country's political camp has repeatedly accused each other of dirty tricks and incitement to violence program.
Loyal "Chavistas" is often a short decade ago against the Chavez coup plotting re-run, accused the opposition camp Capriles said, the government is shameless use of national resources, to try to ensure that Madhu Luo victory.
Maduro accused the opposition plan to use mercenaries to kill him, the damage to the power grid, also accused the U.S. government of plotting to kill Capriles, and then blame it on his government to create chaos.
Capriles said those harsh claims Chavez worst echo, and only for the purpose of dissemination of distrust and fear. Chavez often introduce the so-called assassination plan, for the effort to keep voters on the basis of his critics dismissed as cynical war to distract them from everyday worries, such as violent crime, inflation and corruption.
The Capriles see the hands of the Castro brothers in Cuba - Late Chavez, a close ally - Maduro campaign.
"You can win the election, in Havana, I want to win here in Venezuela," Capriles said in one of his last speech.
Challenger touted Brazilian model fusion pro-business policies, with a strong social welfare expenses, he said Maduro acting leader's term of office has only added to the depreciation of the people and the new monetary control.
Capriles said that if he wins, he will stop "gifts" to other countries, Venezuela's oil wealth, the cooling Chavez era with distant allies, such as Syria, Belarus and Iran.
The U.S. government will pay close attention to the vote, and I hope a better relationship, after years of tension close to Chavez.
Many Venezuelans said they will be loyal to the wishes, their "commander" and Maduro vote, no matter what they may think how he stacks towering Chavez's successor.
"I love or love Chavez Commander, I defend the revolution, I believe one of his reasons, said:" In the Caracas Aritza Beltran, a 30-year-old teacher in Nicolas commanders.
 



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