Good News For Venezualans & The Civilized World
Looks as if Hugo's push for a dictatorship has come to a halt if he respects the will of his people as he claims he will, this after losing the referendum vote on the sweeping constitutional changes set in place in 1999 were barely rejected Sunday.
Chavez Loses Constitutional Vote:
"CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Hugo Chavez suffered a stunning defeat Monday in a referendum that would have let him run for re-election indefinitely and impose a socialist system in this major U.S. oil provider. Voters defeated the sweeping measures Sunday by a vote of 51 percent to 49 percent, said Tibisay Lucena, chief of the National Electoral Council, with voter turnout at just 56 percent.
She said that with 88 percent of the votes counted, the trend was irreversible. Opposition supporters shouted with joy as Lucena announced the results on national television early Monday, their first victory against Chavez after nine years of electoral defeats." continued
