Presidential pre-candidate urges Venezuelans to participate in primaries

During a political rally in the city of Maracay, central state of Aragua, Henrique Capriles Radonski, one of the presidential precandidates of opposition umbrella group Unified Democratic Panel (MUD), urged people to participate massively in the primary elections to be held on February 12, 2012.

Capriles Radonski sent a message of respect and professionalism to the National Armed Force. "The military are committed to the Constitution. People should not be misguided by some people in power who, in trying to flatter some military officers, make statements affecting the institution."

"They (the military) have the same problems as the rest of people. We say to them that the force to change is always stronger than any obstacle or any action leading to create uncertainty, to put pressure on people or blackmail them," the governor said.