ned ▁in ▁a ▁full - page ▁newspaper ▁advert is ement ▁" not ▁to ▁inter f ere ▁with ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁internal ▁affairs ." ▁An ▁opposition ▁sp okes man ▁said ▁that ▁" If ▁obser vers ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁watch ▁the ▁campaign , ▁they ▁would ▁have ▁seen ▁the ▁ab use ▁of ▁power ▁and ▁of ▁public ▁resources ▁and ▁public ▁media ." ▁The ▁government ' s ▁Roy ▁Ch ad erton ▁said ▁that ▁foreign ▁obser vers ▁were ▁present ▁and ▁that ▁comments ▁like ▁this ▁from ▁the ▁opposition ▁were ▁" part ▁of ▁the ▁media ▁terror ism ▁they ▁like ▁to ▁practice ". ▁ ▁The ▁C NE ▁mon itors ▁political ▁advert is ements ▁during ▁campaign s , ▁and ▁reported ▁that ▁for ▁a ▁ 3 - day ▁period ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁August , ▁opposition ▁ad s ▁made ▁up ▁ 7 5 . 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁air time ▁given ▁to ▁such ▁ad s , ▁across ▁the ▁five ▁main ▁channels ▁V ene vis ión , ▁Tele ven , ▁G lob ov isión , ▁T ves ▁and ▁Venez ol ana ▁de ▁Tele vis ión . ▁Over ▁half ▁the ▁total ▁opposition ▁ad ▁time ▁of ▁around ▁ 8 0 ▁minutes ▁was ▁on ▁G lob ov isión . ▁President ▁Hugo ▁Ch ave z ' ▁week ly ▁television ▁program ▁Al ó ▁Presidente ▁was ▁susp ended ▁during ▁the ▁election ▁campaign ▁( which ▁officially ▁began ▁ 2 5 ▁August , ▁one ▁month ▁before ▁the ▁election ), ▁until ▁ 3 ▁October . ▁A ▁rep orter ▁for ▁The ▁Econom ist ▁claimed ▁that ▁media ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁gave ▁" blank et