Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro started his electoral campaign yesterday in Zulia, on the border with Colombia. From there he traveled to the venezuelan capital of Caracas, in a day that was marked by the memory of former president Hugo Chavez. Our special envoy Brian Mier with the details. teleSUR
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00:00Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro started his electoral campaign yesterday in Zulia
00:04State on the border with Colombia.
00:07From there he traveled to the Venezuelan capital of Caracas in a day that was marked by the
00:12memory of former President Hugo Chávez, our special envoy in Caracas, Brian Baird with
00:16the details.
00:23Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro kicked off his campaign yesterday with a song used
00:28by Hugo Chávez during his 2012 campaign, which resulted in an overwhelming electoral
00:34victory.
00:35And the memory of Chávez remains alive in the hearts of the residents of San Francisco,
00:40the largest city in the Venezuelan state of Zulia.
00:49We have left the worst times behind.
00:55A new era is beginning in which I, Nicolás Maduro Moros, will lead a victorious electoral
01:06campaign from the state of Zulia to the presidential palace.
01:19Coming from Zulia to Caracas, President Maduro joined a campaign rally, one of 70 that were
01:25underway across the country.
01:27Peace, prosperity, and love.
01:31Long live Nicolás Maduro.
01:35The entire day's campaign events were broadcast live on Maduro's social media accounts to
01:40bypass censorship in the mainstream media and to show the truth about Venezuela.
01:45We live in democracy and freedom, and we seek social justice.
01:49This is only possible with hope on the streets, and here are the people who were never abandoned
01:54during the pandemic and during hard times.
01:56Here we are now, in prosperity and economic growth.
01:59We will be here for you on July 28, Nicolás.
02:03Hope is on your side.
02:06Maduro arrived on the stage in downtown Caracas in a celebration of the triumph of democracy
02:11that will manifest on July 28.
02:14Venezuela's 31st election since the revolution of 1999.
02:19As rain fell, reminding the crowd of the storm that hit on the final day of Hugo Chávez's
02:24last campaign, President Maduro asked if love will triumph over hate.
02:33July 4th is a sign of force.
02:39The power of love over hate.
02:46The power of truth against lies, and the power of the homeland against fascists.
02:54Venezuela's official campaign season ends on July 25th.
02:57Brian Muir, Tel Assur, Caracas.