Chavez Hits Campaign Trail in Bid to Prove He’s Cancer-Free
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Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez is hitting the campaign trail today in an attempt to persuade voters his battle with cancer hasn’t diminished his vitality ahead of what’s shaping up to be his toughest election.
Chavez will attend a rally today in the oil producing state of Anzoategui on Venezuela’s northeastern coast and plans to hold a similar event in Barquisimeto in central Lara state July 14. The rallies are the first since the former tank commander marked the official start of campaigning July 1 with a caravan and speech in Maracay, 50 miles west of Caracas.