Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro took time out of his 'compulsory all-media broadcast' on Thursday to grab a snack while addressing the citizens of his nation.

While giving a speech from the President's residents at the Palacio de Miraflores (Miraflores Palace) in Caracas, Maduro was filmed reaching behind his desk to pull out an empanada.

Muduro, a former bus driver, can then be seen biting into the savory, meat-filled snack before putting the food away and continuing his speech.

The Venezuelan dictator took a break from his state mandated broadcast to take a bite out of an empanada on Thursday

The president regularly makes 'compulsory all-media' speeches, called a cadena, that sometimes lasts for hours

Maduro became President in 2013 following the death of Venezuela strongman Hugo Chavez

Known in Spanish as a cadena, Maduro routinely forces all radio and TV outlets to transmit a broadcast of government propaganda through all private and public media, according to The New Republic.

The cadena can sometimes last for hours, and is used to lash out at political opposition groups or perceived enemies of the president.

Maduro has faced months of demonstrations amid an economic crisis and Soviet-style shortages of goods

Maduro was elected President in 2013 following the death of Venezuela strongman Hugo Chavez, who died following a long bout with cancer.

Maduro has faced almost daily demonstrations from Venezuelan citizens and western powers who accuse the President of inching towards dictatorship.

The oil-rich nation is also undergoing a major economic and social crisis, with millions suffering food and medicine shortages and what is believed to be the world's highest inflation.

The opposition says the crisis is the result of a failing socialist model and rampant corruption.

Maduro blames the situation on an 'economic war' by the opposition with the support of Washington.

