Hugo Chavez plans to talk for four days straight

Hugo Chávez is looking to give Jerry Lewis a run for his money. For the 10th anniversary of his weekly show Alo Presidente, the Venezuelan president is planning a special four-day long episode: It will be in chapters, like a soap opera," said Mr Chavez, a former paratrooper who often breaks out into song on ...

By , a former associate editor at Foreign Policy.

Hugo Chávez is looking to give Jerry Lewis a run for his money. For the 10th anniversary of his weekly show Alo Presidente, the Venezuelan president is planning a special four-day long episode:

Hugo Chávez is looking to give Jerry Lewis a run for his money. For the 10th anniversary of his weekly show Alo Presidente, the Venezuelan president is planning a special four-day long episode:

It will be in chapters, like a soap opera," said Mr Chavez, a former paratrooper who often breaks out into song on air. 

"There will be everything: songs, reviews," he said.

His programme normally runs on a Sunday, when typically he talks, sings, explains government policy and attacks his critics at home and abroad.

But the special edition will run between Thursday and Sunday.

Joshua Keating was an associate editor at Foreign Policy. Twitter: @joshuakeating

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