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Chavez loses Referendum![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Chavez has very narrowly lost the referendum on two proposed block reforms to the 1999 constitution of the Bolivarian republic of Venezuela. These being "block a" indefinite re-election & "block b" votes for 16 year olds. ![]() anti Chav students at private university (denied funds for being antiChav) celebrate 16 year olds remaining voteless.., Though their victory would not have been possible with resistance to the current style of the reforms within the Chav camp itself. Whence the reforms in some altered form will return & be carried through. The Venezuelans have exercised democracy, not a perfect democracy, but beyond an emergent democracy. They're lucky to have it. & it seems they appreciate it. Maybe some day, their bolivarian revolution will have another "man" or "woman" doing the rousing speeches? No doubt many opinions will be aired about this today & in the next week & already it's hitting front page news in both English & Spanish language media. from Venezuela http://www.eluniversal.com/2007/12/03/pol_art_venezolan...shtml from the BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7124313.stm from Spain's "EL Pais" http://www.elpais.com/articulo/internacional/Chavez/rec...1/Tes |
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