That opportunity was denied to him last December when he lost a referendum that would have given him therighttobe re-elected for life plus other presidential powers.
In a referendum this past February 15th, Hugo Chavez managed to reverse the results of the previous December 2, 2007 vote by winning the constitutional righttobe re-elected indefinitely.
"The right wing, even if they were electedtobe lawmakers, cannot use the halls of parliament to spread the winds of war, to attack the peace of the republic, against internal order, against the institutions of the country, and even less to stimulate fascist violence that continues casting a pall over Venezuelan homes, " he said.