President Hugo Chávez former wife, Marisabel Rodríguez, advocated on Thursday an amendment to the Constitution to curtail the presidential term for considering that the ruler "has spent enough time" in office.

The ex first lady said on Thursday that for the sake of Venezuela's "democratic health," the current Constitution should be amended, not to extend the presidential term, as wanted by Chávez, but to cut it.

"Four years and one reelection give you enough time," she said during a press conference. The presidential term "can be reduced through an amendment," she added, AP quoted.

Over the last few weeks, Rodríguez broke with years of silence to express disagreement with the draft constitutional reform championed by her former husband.

Rodríguez divorced from Chávez in 2004 after a two-year separation and got married recently to a sport trainer.