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Hugo Chavez wins fourth term as Venezuela president
BBC ^
| 7 October 2012
Posted on 10/07/2012 8:06:34 PM PDT by Racehorse
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has won a fourth term in office after defeating opposition leader Henrique Capriles, electoral officials say.
Mr Chavez won 54% of the vote, the country's electoral council announced.
Noisy celebrations among Chavez supporters erupted across the capital Caracas following the result.
Turnout was 80% in the hotly contested election and voting was extended beyond the official closing time at some polling stations with long queues.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: chavezwins; hugochavez; venezuela; venezuelaelection; venezuelaexitpolls
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To: Thunder90
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posted on
10/08/2012 9:22:12 AM PDT
by
Thunder90
(Kick Obama out of the White House in 2012.)
To: Racehorse
People in Venezuela need to resurrect Simon Bolivar.
82
posted on
10/08/2012 9:35:40 AM PDT
by
Theodore R.
(Annoy the Establishment! Vote for Akin!)
To: Racehorse
Civil war. Within 5 years. Damn.
83
posted on
10/08/2012 9:43:50 AM PDT
by
tanuki
(Left-wing Revolution: show biz for boring people.)
To: littleharbour
"Fox News are kool-aid drinkers on this story."
FTFY
84
posted on
10/08/2012 11:10:51 AM PDT
by
redtetrahedron
("Before I formed thee in the bowels of thy mother, I knew thee" - Jer 1:5)
To: Racehorse
Why wasn’t Jimmie ‘the geek’ Carter there to monitor the vote counting?
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posted on
10/08/2012 12:07:05 PM PDT
by
IbJensen
(Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.)
To: Jonty30
He only got 140% of the vote. He is slipping.
To: Pinkbell
it’s likely hard for many of his opponents to stomach another six years of the loquacious and conflictive leader.
What with their being in prison and at work camps.
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posted on
10/09/2012 5:45:47 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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