CARACAS (AFP) -- Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez marked the last day of campaigning ahead of presidential polls with a massive rally here in which he promised to shepherd a new era for his country. Under a bright sun, Chavez told hundreds of thousands of supporters that it was time to give "more power to the people, more power to communities, the poor, the people who cry, work and study."

"The transition process has ended," he said at his last rally before the December 3 vote.

"Those who know (our) agenda can see that we know just where we are going. The transition from the Venezuela of the 20th century to the Venezuela of the 21st century is over, after eight years of hard fighting," he said.

On Saturday, opposition candidate Manuel Rosales walked to three main hubs in Caracas to muster crowds he hoped would turn into a "Grand Avalanche" against the president. "The government is going to fall!" shouted Rosales to supporters. "It is going to fall at the voting booth."

In a poll released Friday by Zogby International and the University of Miami School of Communication, Chavez had the support of 60 percent of voters, compared to 31 percent for Zulia state Governor Rosales.

Another one percent of voters favor comedian Benjamin Rausseo, the pollsters said.