Sahil Bhalla

The Venezuelan Referendum Result

Note to readers: Sorry for getting this out so late but I have been caught up doing a lot of other things. President Hugo Chavez has finally emerged from his electoral slump. Venezuelan voters have approved a referendum that ends term limits for the president and all other elected officials. Fifty four-percent of those who [...]

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Hugo Chavez And The Quest For More Power

Venezuela will be heading for a referendum on Monday. This is not the first referendum of this kind. Let me first tell you what this referendum is about. REFERENDUM: If voters approve the measure, Venezuela's constitution will be amended to remove all term limits for elected officials. That would allow President Hugo Chavez to run for re-election in 2012.

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