The president had hoped to repeat his role as Great Campaigner in previous elections, and so personally led his own campaign, ignoring criticism that he was unfairly taking advantage of the powers of his office. But in the end, that advantage, and his usual verbal threats, mattered less than the desire of voters in some cities and regions to punish his regime because of its mismanagement.
El Presidente había abrigado la esperanza de repetir su papel de “gran propagandista” en elecciones anteriores, por lo que dirigió personalmente su campaña e hizo caso omiso a la crítica de que estaba aprovechándose fraudulentamente de su cargo, pero, al final, esa ventaja y sus habituales amenazas verbales contaron menos que el deseo de los votantes de algunas ciudades y regiones de castigar a su régimen por su desgobierno.