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CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Hugo Chavez suffered a stinging defeat in a vote on constitutional changes that would have let him run for re-election indefinitely, the chief of the National Electoral Council said today.
Voters defeated the sweeping measures by a vote of 51 percent to 49 percent, Tibisay Lucena said. Turnout was just 56 percent, Lucena said.See the full content of this document
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Chavez Suffers Stinging Defeat
Chavez called it a "photo finish" immediately after the results were announced.
"To those who voted against my proposal, I thank them and congratulate them," Chavez said after the close results were...See the full content of this document
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