Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he plans to attract middle class and private sector projects or socialist party, saying Friday in a telephone interview that he entered a period of reflection of his life, tells BBC News Online.
Chavez is now a cancer treatment after a surgical procedure in Cuba.
Venezuelan leader Thursday celebrated the anniversary of 57 years, appearing before supporters dressed in a yellow shirt, not one of the red shirts they wear normally, and stating that it intends to resign from the near future.
He said in an interview Friday that cancer treatment has changed lives, and now entering a period of “more diverse, more reflective and multi-faceted.”
Chavez asked his supporters to eliminate divisions and dogmas and to end the “misuse of symbols,” including among them the word “socialism”.
“Why should always wear a red shirt? (…) And the same applies to the word ‘socialism’,” he said.
Venezuelan President cited the example of a mayor from the ruling party, which recently inaugurated a “socialist boulevard,” which Chavez described as “stupid”. “We must reflect and to introduce changes in speech and actions,” he said.
Chavez, who took power in 1999, said the private sector and middle class are “vital” for its political project, expressing regret that some official circles in Venezuela criticizes attempts to include more pronounced these groups in society.
“Raul Castro is a process of self-criticism,” he said, suggesting that Venezuela can learn from the reforms implemented by the Cuban president, who made several concessions to the private sector in recent years.
