Is Hugo Chávez Preparing Venezuela for His Departure?

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10. Sure but that's a different issue

Why do the chavista create so many new institutions, councils and an "anti-coup commando" for assuring a transition of power, when the elections are scheduled in october and the rules are clear and have been accepted by everyone in the country?

If Chavez can't present himself, they can simply pick a different candidate. If he can, everything will go as expected. They'll have to decide in July, I think.

IMHO they believe Chavez is not going to be able to be the candidate and are divided in two groups: a democratic one that wants to maintain the election agenda whatever happens (they could take the election to december as a maximum), and a radical one that's not willing to face the eventuality of losing. And if their candidate is not Chavez, they are looking more and more like they will lose.