Similarly, Chávez is clearly supporting Daniel Ortega, the perennial Sandinista presidential candidate in Nicaragua, and Shafick Handal, the equally perennial FMLN candidate in El Salvador. His former ambassador to Mexico participated openly and vociferously in campaign events for Mexico City Mayor Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador’s presidential campaign.
类似的行动还有：查韦斯明显支持多次不断竞选尼加拉瓜总统的桑地诺派候选人奥特加，以及同样不断竞选萨尔瓦多总统的FMLN候选人安德尔。查韦斯的前任驻墨西哥大使公开肆无忌惮地参加墨西哥市市长欧布拉多的总统竞选活动。