In this article William Neuman, the New York Times Andes Region correspondent, writes about the announcement of Chavez, president of Venezuela, about his operation and his desire for Nicolas Maduro to be his successor. Neuman starts the article by giving a brief summary of what happened. On Saturday in Caracas, president Hugo Chavez of Venezuela announced that he was going to have an operation for cancer and that he wants the vice president Nicolas to be his successor. Then the writers goes on by giving more details about the president's announcement. It took place just some weeks after his re-election, and when he tested immediately after his re-election, the doctors have found no cancer in him. However, when he started to feel pain and swelling, he went to the hospital and found out that he had some malignant cells. He said that they will be victorious, but he acknowledges that after the operation he might not be able to continue as president. Then Neuman ends the article by informing the readers that the president refused to say where the cancer takes place, and by informing that the vice president Nicolas Maduro is now, a bus driver and a minister.
The purpose of this article is simply to inform the readers about the serious problem that takes place in Venezuela. It is a shock to people in Venezuela since in such a little time after his re election, the president announced that his cancer has came back, and might not be able to work as president anymore. Besides that, the writer also wants to inform the readers that in despite of the cancer, the president stays positive and believes that they will be victorious in the end. In addition to that, the president does not want to worry the Venezuelans, so he keeps in secrete about where the cancer takes place, and also suggest his successor, who will be able to rule the country well as he did.
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