Christmas in October? Venezuela's Maduro moves holiday after disputed election
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said he will move Christmas to October as he seeks public support after a contested election.
It’s already beginning to smell a lot like Christmas.
That’s the verdict of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, at least, who has announced he is moving the holiday from December to October this year.
It’s a novel approach to the age-old pastime of politicians trying to win favor with the public, especially after a divisive and highly contested election that was followed by a crackdown on dissent.
More than five weeks after the election — which both Maduro's governing party and the leading opposition group claimed to have won — Maduro said Monday he would move the holiday and create a season filled "with peace, happiness and security."
“It’s September, and it already smells like Christmas,” Maduro said Monday night during his weekly television show. “That’s why this year, as a way of paying tribute to you all, and in gratitude to you all, I’m going to decree an early Christmas for October 1.”
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