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Last Monday night in Caracas, Venezuela’s opposition candidate, Henrique Capriles, was bathed by a crowd that accompanied him in a march against violence. It was a massive concentration that was organized as part of his presidential campaign for the upcoming elections in April. 

Aware of citizens’ concerns over violence on the streets, Capriles pointed out his amazement at the amount of people who had attended the event. "At this hour most of you are confined to your homes, complying a curfew, as they say" he said.

He also recalled an episode in the state of Bolivar where a young boy expressed his wish to be able to play peacefully in front of his house. Capriles translates this as a realization to reduce violence, “I summon you all to defeat violence together,” he said, inviting people to vote for him in the upcoming elections.

 It is important to know that Venezuelan citizens have struggled with this issue since Chavez came into power in 1999. The Venezuelan Violence Observer reported that there were over 21,000 homicides during 2012 in the country, a statistic that has increased throughout the years. This shocking figure makes Venezuela the second most violent country in the world and Caracas the most dangerous city in Venezuela.

UPDATE 23.04.13 Ya no dejan cambiar el articulo, aparece como "semi-protegido"

"Capriles won the election, but it was stolen by Left-wing fascism who forged votes to elect Maduro as the new President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela."