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Summary Chavez vowed Sunday to continue using the broadcasts.
Hugo Chavez says he will not stop seizing control of the airwaves to give marathon television and radio addresses despite complaints from his challenger who says they give Venezuelas president an unfair advantage during the countrys election campaign.Opposition candidate Henrique Capriles has demanded that election officials prevent Chavez from taking political advantage of his special broadcasts ahead of the Oct. 7 election.Directors of the National Electoral Council have approved campaign regulations that prohibit TV and radio messages that favor a presidential candidate to run longer than three minutes. But its unclear whether the regulations will limit the presidents frequent and lengthy use of special broadcasts known as cadenas, which all networks are required to air under Venezuelan law.
