Lt. Col. (ret.) Francisco Arias Cardenas: President Chavez Frias could learn from opposition mistakes
<a href=www.vheadline.com>Venezuela's Electronic News Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 By: Patrick J. O'Donoghue
Presidential candidate, Lt. Colonel (ret.) Francisco Arias Cardenas relates how a lady in the provinces approached him and said "our poor President (Chavez Frias) ... they won't let him govern ... help him ... don't let traitors convince you."
Arias Frias insists that the opposition must take such pleas into account so that ordinary folk do not see "motives of sadness or shame in what we propose to do ... there can be no regret at the President's leaving office."
The former Zulia State Governor and February 1992 coup d'etat Western Front Commander swears that nothing will happen to the President or allow anyone to harm him. "We cannot keep him in office because his errors, unnecessary confrontations and slow pace in the learning the art of governing is destroying us."
There can be no room for sorrow or feelings of loneliness, Arias Cardenas contends, because "we have the strength and conscience to push ahead towards a better Venezuela."
Arias Cardenas says that Venezuelans must decide at the ballot box and that there was no reason to be afraid because "we can vote for several options and the recall referendum will open the way."
The recall referendum is for an early change and the reason for it is that the President hasn't changed in five years. "The President must learn from his mistakes but from the opposition bench ... he could meditate on his shortcomings, and deceits ... he could rethink and piece together a new proposal because his revolution has brought us hunger and misery."
"Yes to the referendum with sure hope in the future!"
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