Chavez Says He Wants a Female Successor Like Lula in Brazil
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President Hugo Chavez said he hopes to follow in the footsteps of his Brazilian ally Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and one day hand power in Venezuela to a woman.
“Everything indicates Dilma Rousseff will win and hopefully in the first round,” Chavez, referring to Brazil’s Oct. 3 election, said in comments broadcast on state TV. “When it is my turn to hand over power I want to give it to a woman.”