............while being pulled along by the forces generated by Chavez in order to preserve and increase his popularity for the next round of presidential elections.
Venezuelan pollster: Chávez's government to increase populist policies
Luis Vicente León warned that in political terms this election has made clear the revolution depends exclusively on the image of President Chávez
Chávez will depend more than ever on his popularity to remain in power, said Luis Vicente León .
Politics
Luis Vicente León, the director of pollster Datanálisis, considers that after the election results, President Hugo Chávez will depend more than ever on his popularity to remain in power. As a result, instead of governing, the Executive branch of government will seek to enhance the populist measures that have characterized his administration.
"When there is a permanent option to run for president, the government is limited since it can only promote those policies that are welcomed by people. Generally speaking, these people do not always understand what economic or social policies are the right measures to be implemented. This means that governments become extremely populist but inefficient."
Although the director of the poll firm said that "it would be ridiculous" not to recognize the victory of President Hugo Chávez, he warned that in political terms this election has made clear that the revolution depends exclusively on the image of President Chávez.
León said that Chávez's victory has a double impact: Chávez wanted to be reelected in 2012 and he has reinforced the idea of strength and invincibility, which had been undermined with the victory of the opposition in 2007 and the symbolic defeat of Chávez in 2008.
