and Tabaré Vázquez (Uruguay). In 2007, it made an exclusive interview to Evo Morales (Bolivia) from the Palace of Government that was broadcast in a special one-hour show. Electoral campaign of 2006 In May 2006, Castellano assumes, on behalf of the state channel, coverage of the propaganda campaigns of Governor of Zulia state Manuel Rosales and of Benjamín Rausseo (comedian known as El Conde del Guacharo) against the president Hugo Chávez (to comply with orders issued by the National Electoral Council for balanced coverage of the electoral process). The comedian withdrew before culminating the contention, so Castellano focused on steps to follow throughout Venezuela the Zulian candidate thus acquired national notoriety. Chavez had publicly refused to give a televised debate against Rosales so the only contact both political sides had was through the media coverage of Castellano. In one of the acts of Rosales' campaign dubbed as the "Avalanche" on Libertador Avenue in Caracas, the reporter discovers that the candidate is not improvising his speech, but reads covertly from leaves held by one of his daughters. The finding was baptized by partisans to the official candidate as the "La Chuleta Rosales". and was one of the political weapons leveled against the presidential candidate days before the elections. The Zulian opponents criticized him that, unlike Hugo Chávez, seemed not being able to improvise a speech. During the 8-month campaign, Castellano was attacked several times by supporters of Rosales. In an interview for the national newspaper Ultimas Noticias on Sunday 1 July 2007, under the title "Without credibility we cannot convince anyone" reviewed the attacks: "the attacks were outlined: "Castellanos (sic) who has been victim of aggression during demonstrations, was little optimistic about the possibility that comes to recognize that at this time the practice of journalism is in a crisis and corrective measures are taken". The article highlights the position of Castellano on the political situation in the country "Daniel Castellano, a reporter for VTV, regrets that "political polarization is the reason by which it has begun to talk about ethics (...) believes there should reign tolerance and respect for different ideologies and approaches". In August 2007, produces five special programs on the occasion of the 43 years of the television plant, which were also broadcast as micros in the newscast El Noticiero. Host on opinion programs Because of the notoriety gained by this news coverage, after the victory of Hugo