“Because the family is the main thing for society, for the revolution, for this country, rescuing the values of family, love of children to their fathers, the fathers to the children, parents together , of the whole family. ” With this parliament, Cilia Flores, the wife of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, launched its new TV show, “With family Cilia” which is broadcast every Sunday by Venezuela’s state television.
This is the first television steps of the “first fighter”, a space of 30 minutes in prime time, where the main theme is the family, explained the own Cilia Flores, who does not like to be called First Lady .
“We then find the well constituted of humble people and their stories are unknown family,” they said in the Sunday edition.
According to Flores are “million people “favored by the government and the program seeks to promote the stories of anonymous Venezuelan citizens.
A “first fighter” is also shown in the field, for example, in the Children’s Cardiology Hospital, from where he said that “the quality medical care and free is one of the priorities of the revolutionary government” . These images were accompanied by music of Silvio Rodriguez.
The program is the same Cilia Flores which stops in some people, to tell the audience “success stories”, thanks to the care received. Since Maduro took office two years ago, both the President and his wife have occupied various spaces on state television. But other government officials.
“This is the ad space that the government has on TVs, which ratifies the line of official control over the channels of the state,” he told La Tercera, the Venezuelan analyst Rocío San Miguel.
Flores, a lawyer by profession, had previously debuted on television, but with a shorter program, one of the segments of the space of the president, “Maduro in contact”, which airs Tuesdays.
That politicians and government officials participate and have their own spaces on television is a well coined by the Chavez resource. It started with the “Hello President”, led by Hugo Chavez, which was broadcast on Sundays from 11:00 Venezuela.
Since then there have been other programs of the same style, both on television and on the radio.
One of them is led by the head of the National Assembly, Diosdado Cabello, every Wednesday has its own space “the hammer”, usually used to deny the reports against the government of mature or to throw darts at the Venezuelan opposition.
This weekend also premiered “Venezuela Tricolor”, moderated by General Manuel Quevedo Armed Forces and used to promote the achievements of the social program Grand Housing Mission Venezuela.
The Attorney General Luisa Ortega, has two programs on public radio and one in the private so-called “Justice and Values”.
Rocío San Miguel, does not believe that this Such programs may have greater success in Venezuelan society. “People are tired of this format. It drown their sorrows in the novels and television series to distract “he said.
Before becoming First Lady, Flores served as attorney general and head of the National Assembly (2006-2011). He also was one of the defense lawyers Chavez when he was jailed for leading a military coup in 1992.
Kirchner?
With the new program Cilia Flores confirms a more active role in government.
“I think it’s very likely that you are working from very early and a plan B, in case Maduro has no favoritism to renew his presidential mandate. A sort of Venezuelan Kirchner, “said San Miguel.
According to this analyst, “Cilia is discrete. Since taking and married the president, he has had a low profile. With this program, it has openly changed in the national media. They want to put a friendly face, smooth face of government management and worsening problem of Venezuelans. An implementation of a rose propaganda presidential couple “.
San Miguel added that in the future remains to be seen” how long is held and if end up being favorable to the First Lady “.
According to La Tercera he said the historian of the Central University of Venezuela, Alvaro Graterol, Cilia program was taken as a sign of seeking power by the First Lady. “Cilia Flores is a figure who seeks to gain political power through propaganda and the foundation of the female figure in national politics. In conclusion, Cilia wants to stop being a silent “” president “.
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