Today presidential campaigns began in Venezuela where after Nicolas Maduro began his journey from the birthplace of Hugo Chavez, the interim President stated that Chavez had appeared in a form of a bird in front of him and blessed him.

"I felt him there like if he was blessing me and saying: 'today the battle starts. Go to victory. You have our blessings'. That's how I felt this in my soul, "said Maduro.

Previously, Maduro was criticized for his presidential campaign video animation where he showed the arrival of Hugo Chavez to Heaven with a message that said "he lives."

VIDEO: Nicolas Maduro's T.V. Champaign comercial

Venezuelan citizens will decide who their new leader will be on April 14.

And since the start of this presidential race, the bickering between Nicolas Maduro and Henrique Capriles, who is the candidate for the opposition party, has been non-stop.

Even before the official campaign date, Capriles began touring Venezuela to promote his proposals and has criticized the speeches and philosophy of Nicolas Maduro, and has said that by using the memory of someone who no longer lives, this cannot be the foundation of Maduro's proposals because this is only a way of deceiving the people.

In January 2013 Hugo Chavez was supposed to start his third presidential term from a victory obtained in late 2012. But on March 5, 2013 Hugo Chavez passed away from cancer.

Brenda.Colon@sandiegored.com

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