Suarezn: Yes, you maybe right. However, the fact that Soto Jimenez called his political party "Quinta Republica" is not a coincidence. That was the name of the original party founded by Chavez. Soto Jimenez was trying to get Chavez support. He didn't get it, needless to say. Candelier at some point tried to reach Chavez, but negotiations fell through. There are some radical lefties who are constantly getting small economical support from Chavez, but they haven't been able to break through. A huge protest, with dead demonstrators included, could rally people around any lucky upcomer and then that lucky guy just might get huge (yet concealed) support from Chavez. That might well explain these protests. That's how Chavez himself rised to power. However, people like Chavez do not believe in democracy, and they prefer military rulers, like himself. He will never support anyone from the establishment, he will go for an underdog, like himself. Uruguay's president campaign posters depicted him and Chavez hugging. You can bet the candidate didn't pay for those posters. PLD presidents (just like all the others) are puppets but for US President (hell, some are even american citizens), not for Chavez. Many things are moving behind curtains in latinamerica (unfortunately for the worse), just not the ones the likes of Nuria, Alicia Ortega and Cavada want us to believe...
But still, that is just one possibility. But whatever the case is, we must not fool ourselves. This is not coming from any spontaneous popular movement. This is paid by people who expect something from this. No popular movement in history has been spontaneous, it is just that when they are succesful the victors cover their tracks...