Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro started his electoral campaign in Zulia
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.