Capriles said that there will be a horse who is tired, referring to Chavez. REUTEURS

• In the February 12 primary election, there could be a surprise with an extraordinary participation

This is what we have now in the country, said the candidate for the candidacy

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (07/FEB/2012)-the Governor of the central State of Miranda, Henrique Capriles, ruled out on Tuesday that a triumph of the opposition of President Hugo Chávez causing a crisis in Venezuela, country in which currently prevails “chaos”.

“Chaos is what we have now in Venezuela,” said Capriles in a conference with foreign correspondents to reject a recent statement of Chavez who indicated that opposition win the October 7 elections the country would enter in crisis.

“A country where there are 20 thousand people killed (a year), how does not will be in chaos?.” A country like ours, inflation as it will not be in chaos? “, said the opposition candidate to challenge the criminal boom who suffers from Venezuela and an annual rise in the price index around 26%, which represents the highest rate in the region.”

Five days after some unpublished primary in which the opposition will elect a single candidate who will face the representative, Capriles, 39 years, shown sure winner will be released and claims that he has “the greatest strength, the strength to win” between all opposing choices.

The candidate ventured to say in the February 12 primary could be a “surprise” with “extraordinary” participation of voters over 2 million. From Miami, the opposition announced on Tuesday it is prepared to receive about 20,000 people who are registered on the electoral roll.

“The game begins on February 13,” expressed the also leader of the first Justice Party in pointing out that a new political scenario in the country will be raised then that defines the opposition contender.

To compare the electoral contest with a race of horses Capriles said that there will be a “horse who is tired”, allusion Chávez, who will face another that is “full of energy”, suggests that he will be left.

Although he admitted that the opposition will in a situation “very uneven” against the official candidate since the ruling party “has been mounted on the structure of the State” and has vast resources of the State Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA), the Governor said that he trusted that Venezuelans will opt for change and progress.

“It starts in a very smooth scenario”, noted Capriles dismissing some local polls that give advantage to the representative on the opposition and ruled out that the ruling party may have recourse to a “low blow” in the election campaign, which begins in July.

If “the Government wants to lose the elections a coup under sentence his defeat,” said the politician by insisting that the ruling party “they have no way out of an electoral process”.

Capriles refrained from commenting on the State of health of Chavez, whom he detected cancer in the middle of last year, and only wished him a “long life” see the changes that will be given in Venezuela.

Criticizing the foreign policy of the Government of Chávez the Governor said was not supported that oil be used to win international endorsements and indicated be elected President would prioritize the delivery of resources in the country.

When asked about relations have Venezuela with Iran and Belarus, with whom Chavez maintains close ties, Capriles said that in his eventual Government “is going to be a review in relations” and will seek to give priority to what benefit Venezuelans.

“There are other interests there.” “There are political interests of join forces for political fights”, he added.

“I am not imperialist” said the Governor alluding to comments that Chávez who has ensured that the opposition Raul are supported by the “yankee Empire”.

Economic policies, the Governor, guidance Center leftist, said he favoured lifting control of exchange prevailing in the country since 2003, but acknowledged that in his eventual Government that measure would be applied gradually to avoid distortions in the economy.

“No removes us the dream.” “Does not remove us even a second of our time statements of flattering,” said Capriles to object statements in favour of the political process of Chavez expressed by the current Minister of defence, general Henry Rangel Silva, and general Cliver Alcalá laces, Commander of the Fourth Division of the Central coastal city of Maracay armored.

The Governor said that Rangel Silva and Alcalá cords, those who have been identified by Washington of supporting the activities of drug trafficking of the FARC, “irrespetan to the armed forces when they have political positions”.