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Chavez defeated over reform vote
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has narrowly lost a referendum on controversial constitutional changes.

KEY PROPOSALS

Indefinite re-election of president, term increased from 6 to 7 years

Central Bank autonomy ended

Structure of country's administrative districts reorganised

Maximum working day cut from 8 hours to 6

Voting age lowered from 18 to 16

Social security benefits extended to workers in informal sector

Voters rejected the raft of reforms by a margin of 51% to 49%, the chief of the National Electoral Council said.

Mr Chavez described the defeat as a "photo finish", and urged followers not to turn it into a point of conflict.

Correspondents say the opposition could barely hide their delight and that the victory will put a brake on Mr Chavez's self-styled "Socialist revolution".

Celebrations by the opposition began almost immediately in the capital, Caracas, with activists cheering, beeping car horns and waving flags.

Mr Chavez swiftly conceded and urged the opposition to show restraint.

"To those who voted against my proposal, I thank them and congratulate them," he said. "I ask all of you to go home, know how to handle your victory."

He insisted that he would "continue in the battle to build socialism".

"Don't feel sad," he told his supporters, saying there were "microscopic differences" between the "yes" and "no" options.

He said the reforms had failed "for now" but they were "still alive".

'Too much power'

The result marks the president's first electoral reverse since he won power in an election in 1998.



Since then he has set about introducing sweeping changes in the country's laws aimed at redistributing Venezuela's oil wealth to poorer farmers in rural areas.

Just a year ago, he was re-elected with 63% of the vote.

With his constitutional reform proposals, Mr Chavez was seeking an end to presidential term limits and the removal of the Central Bank's autonomy.

Having lost the vote, the current rules state that he will have to stand down in 2013.

The main opposition parties had claimed during the referendum campaign that Mr Chavez was seeking to give himself too much power, and was trying to establish a dictatorship.

Mr Chavez said the package of reforms was necessary to "construct a new socialist economy".

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/a ... 124313.stm

Chavez defeated over reform vote
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has narrowly lost a referendum on controversial constitutional changes.

KEY PROPOSALS

Indefinite re-election of president, term increased from 6 to 7 years

Central Bank autonomy ended

Structure of country's administrative districts reorganised

Maximum working day cut from 8 hours to 6

Voting age lowered from 18 to 16

Social security benefits extended to workers in informal sector

Voters rejected the raft of reforms by a margin of 51% to 49%, the chief of the National Electoral Council said.

Mr Chavez described the defeat as a "photo finish", and urged followers not to turn it into a point of conflict.

Correspondents say the opposition could barely hide their delight and that the victory will put a brake on Mr Chavez's self-styled "Socialist revolution".

Celebrations by the opposition began almost immediately in the capital, Caracas, with activists cheering, beeping car horns and waving flags.

Mr Chavez swiftly conceded and urged the opposition to show restraint.

"To those who voted against my proposal, I thank them and congratulate them," he said. "I ask all of you to go home, know how to handle your victory."

He insisted that he would "continue in the battle to build socialism".

"Don't feel sad," he told his supporters, saying there were "microscopic differences" between the "yes" and "no" options.

He said the reforms had failed "for now" but they were "still alive".

'Too much power'

The result marks the president's first electoral reverse since he won power in an election in 1998.



Since then he has set about introducing sweeping changes in the country's laws aimed at redistributing Venezuela's oil wealth to poorer farmers in rural areas.

Just a year ago, he was re-elected with 63% of the vote.

With his constitutional reform proposals, Mr Chavez was seeking an end to presidential term limits and the removal of the Central Bank's autonomy.

Having lost the vote, the current rules state that he will have to stand down in 2013.

The main opposition parties had claimed during the referendum campaign that Mr Chavez was seeking to give himself too much power, and was trying to establish a dictatorship.

Mr Chavez said the package of reforms was necessary to "construct a new socialist economy".

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/a ... 124313.stm

sargotrons Escreveu:Por enquanto é populista e com o tempo há-de ser ditador. O que ele diz é o que um continente inteiro quer ouvir excepto USA e Canadá. Por isso mais grave do ele diz é o que o povo quer ouvir! ?Porque no lo escutam?

Chávez ameaça cortar fornecimento de petróleo
Estados Unidos e Espanha são os alvos do Presidente venezuelano
Hugo Chávez ameaçou esta sexta-feira que vai cortar o fornecimento de petróleo aos Estados Unidos se Washington interferir no referendo do próximo domingo. A ameaça aplica-se também a Espanha, caso o rei Juan Carlos não peça desculpa por ter mandado calar o chefe de Estado da Venezuela. Enquanto isso, o líder cubano, Fidel Castro, teme o "assassínio" de Chávez.

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Fidel Castro reiterou esta sexta-feira a sua suspeita de que os Estados Unidos pretendem fomentar o "assassínio" do Presidente venezuelano - ou, uma "guerra civil" na Venezuela.

"O governo do Império (americano) não cessa de pensar em assassinar (Chávez) ou a desencadear uma guerra civil na Venezuela", afirma Castro num editorial publicado esta sexta-feira no jornal oficial Granma.

A economia mundial e as reservas energéticas da Venezuela

Segundo o líder cubano, a economia mundial "explodirá" se tal situação ocorrer na Venezuela, "que dispõe de enormes reservas de hidrocarbonetos".

Castro diz ainda que, num encontro em Havana a 21 de Novembro, avisou "muito seriamente" Hugo Chávez sobre os "riscos de um assassinato" a que se expõe por "circular constantemente em veículos descapotáveis".

A 1 de Novembro, Fidel Castro já manifestara o receio de que Hugo Chávez seja assassinado por ordem do "império" norte-americano ou da "oligarquia".

Referendo sobre reforma constitucional

Chávez está esta sexta-feira em Caracas no comício de encerramento da campanha a favor da sua reforma constitucional, que será referendada no próximo domingo.

Os críticos de Chávez acusam-no de querer instaurar uma "ditadura à cubana" com a reforma da Constituição de 1999, que lhe permitirá, em caso de vitória do "sim", candidatar-se indefinidamente ao cargo de Presidente da República, censurar a imprensa em caso de crise e impor uma economia de modelo socialista na Venezuela.

Com Lusa

charles Escreveu:Ultima hora Hugo Chavez ameaçou à pouco cortar os fornecimentos de petroleo aos Estados unidos e tambem à Espanha caso o rei não peça desculpas publicamente....desenvolvimentos em breve.

Lá vai o petroleo disparar