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Maduro completes first year as
President of Venezuela, following the course set by
Chávez
“Today more than ever, we continue victorious along
the path of Bolívar and Chávez. We are advancing
with faith and optimism, continuing to build peace,
life and socialism as the great destiny of our
homeland.”
On
April 14, the first anniversary of his election,
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro expressed his
gratitude for the support he has received during the
first year of his administration.
“One
year since the victory, I give thanks to every man
and woman for the support and solidarity you have
always shown me. Thank you!” Maduro wrote on his
Twitter account.
The
President reiterated, “Today more than ever, we
continue victorious along the path of Bolívar and
Chávez. We are advancing with faith and optimism,
continuing to build peace, life and socialism as the
great destiny of our homeland.”
He
commented that, during his first 12 months in
office, he has devoted his days to “protecting the
people with love, especially the children of the
homeland.”
Maduro recalled that on April 14, 2002, after the
Venezuelan right wing had engineered a coup, “The
people we able to rescue our Comandante Chávez,” and
that the same coup plotters continue to use the same
strategies of sabotage and economic war used against
Chávez for 14 years.
The
government’s response has been to reinforce
implementation of plans developed by Chávez and has
allotted 64.1% of the nation’s income to social
programs, expanding and strengthening the country’s
model of wealth distribution.
On
April 14, last year, Maduro won 50.62% of votes cast
during the Presidential election, defeating the
right-wing opposition candidate, Henrique Capriles,
AVN recalled.
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