Miranda state governor Diosdado Cabello downplayed on Wednesday the criticism made by multiple sectors of the directives issued by President Hugo Chávez by means of a recently expired enabling law.

In his opinion, "there is nothing weird" in them and they are just in addition to the 1999 Constitution.
 
Cabello said that those against the package of laws attempt at electioneering as they try to tie the issue to the local polls that will be held next November 23rd, or to a referendum on a failed constitution reform that was held on December 2nd, 2007.